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Just realized I was cutting my underlayment wrong for years
I was doing a big vinyl plank job in a Denver condo last month, and the homeowner asked why I was cutting the foam underlayment with a utility knife on the floor. I told him it was just how I always did it. He showed me a video where a guy uses a straight edge and cuts it on a scrap piece of plywood. Tried it the next day and my cuts were perfectly straight and way faster. I must have wasted hours over the years with my old way. Anyone have other simple tricks like that for speeding up prep work?
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avery_jackson7mo ago
That straight edge trick is a game changer for sure. It makes you wonder what other basic steps we overcomplicate. What was the actual cutting method in the video? Were they just scoring it once with a lot of pressure on the plywood, or doing a full cut through the foam in one pass? The exact motion could help others trying it.
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tessa_murray7mo ago
Basic steps we overcomplicate" hits home. I always thought you needed a special saw for foam board, but in the video they just ran the utility knife along the straight edge with steady pressure in one pass. It cut clean through on the first try and changed my whole approach.
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angela_knight37mo ago
Yeah, the "basic steps we overcomplicate" thing is so real. I used to fight with chalk lines for hours before someone showed me a simple laser level. Felt like an idiot.
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robin6286mo ago
I read a blog post that said most foam board only needs one firm pass with a fresh blade. @avery_jackson, they were cutting all the way through in one smooth motion, not scoring it first. The key was keeping the knife straight up and down.
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