How do I create a semi-circle with laminate flooring?
Laminate flooring offers a cheap, easy way to get the look of hardwood without the trouble of a hardwood floor installation. Most contemporary systems involve clipping together planks of plasticized flooring. It is fairly straightforward to cut a semicircular section into such a floor, but since you are cutting away the clips, you will have to figure out a way to get the edges to join reliably.Cutting a SemicircleTemporarily lay out the sections from which you will cut the semicircle and clip them together on a work surface. Don’t worry–they will be easy to unclip after you are finished cutting. Draw out a semicircle with a string of sufficient length attached to a tack at the proper location to give you the desired curve. Cut out the semicircle with a jig saw, using masking tape around the contour to prevent chipping. After you have finished cutting, unclip the boards. Don’t forget to cut the obverse semicircle from the boards that will butt against the flooring you just cut. You can