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Been cutting my own underlayment for years and just realized I'm an idiot
Watched a guy in a Tacoma Home Depot parking lot last week just roll out a full roll and cut it with a knife after the floor was in. I've been measuring and pre-cutting every piece in the shop like a chump. How many hours have I wasted, lmao?
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claireg816mo ago
Oh man, that's the way to do it for sure. I started doing the roll-out method after watching an old timer and it's a total game changer. Just make sure your knife is stupid sharp, a dull blade will snag and tear the underlayment every time. You'll knock out a whole room in like twenty minutes now instead of fighting with a tape measure.
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stone.thomas6mo ago
Heard a buddy say the same thing @claireg81, tried his sharp knife trick and finally stopped fighting the underlayment.
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eric_murphy366mo ago
Sharp blades are key, but twenty minutes for a whole room is pretty optimistic for most of us. That speed usually comes after a lot of practice and a perfectly simple floor plan. It's still way faster than the old way, just maybe not quite that fast.
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