Door Trimming - Tile Advice

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Hi All

When you trim doors, just wondering what gap you leave from base of door to tiled floor (mm), can you also recommend a good would hand saw and or electric circular blade type, (just the blade).


Thanks
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[Qwerty]

I use a laminate floor blade in my jigsaw leaving around 3-5mm

***I now wait poised for the inevitable yearly "trimming of doors & plinth boards dispute" to kick off***

 

[Spare Tool]

Found it handy to put a small pencil mark on hinge and opening side of door and also mark architrave same positions before removing door.. tile floor then measure down off your architrave marks then you know how much to take off the door.. usually take off an extra 4 or 5 mill so thresher slips in

 

[jobdone]

I always measure down from the hinge and then allow an extra 4mm before planeing off with the bosch. Planeing in from both edges so not to get splintering

 

[J Sid]

I afraid I can't help here, not a multi trade

 

[Unused Account 1]

Think planer better,like jobdone said,easier to use

 

[Andy Allen]

I go to the van get my best pencil out......sharpen it so I have a nice crisp point then write down the number of a carpenter and leave it with the customer. ...

 

[Unused Account 1]

Ive started doing that

 

[StevieBoy]

My method is to measure from the bottom of the hinge down to the carpet to tile strip' deduct 5mm then transfer the measurement to the door. Measure from the bottom edge to the mark to determine how much I am taking off, then measure up on the opening side and put a mark of the same amount there.

Then I use a piece of pse timber, clamp each end with my clamps and run the circular saw through against the timber ensuring a fine blade is fitted then just clean up with a bit of sandpaper.

Quite easy really.

 

[Old Mod]

Typically I'll scribe the door before I remove it, if I'm the one to cut it.
I find a tile sat on a piece of Ditra gives u enough clearance.
Then I just use my Festool TS 55
Nice clean precise cut everytime.

 

[widler]

I go to the van get my best pencil out......sharpen it so I have a nice crisp point then write down the number of a carpenter and leave it with the customer. ...

Its what i mostly do, but if i like them, and its saves them loads of messing about and cos im a real helpfull guy, i will do it, im a tradesman, ive been doing it nealy 3 decades, if i can't plane a door i may as well go stacking shelves

 

[gamma38]

Festool for me as well. Right tool for the job. Perfect cut every time.

 

[Andy Allen]

While we're on the subject how would you go about triming plinths down....

 

[John Benton]

Get yer handbags out lads......it's all gonna kick off haha

 

[Andy Allen]

I'm saying nothing. ...