Best way for lifting floorboards?

[eskimo39]

Hi guys, could someone give me some advice on how you lift floorboards? If I am lifting one or two I usually just use my Fein multimaster to cut over the joist on each end and along the tongue.

I was shown at college to use a floorboard saw but I find them so time consuming. My boss also showed me a way breaking the tongue and groove from both sides with a chisel and then prying the board high enough to cut with a saw but I find this too destructive.

I am starting a job next week and have to lift a lot of boards (and it is an empty premisis so not too worried about mess) so was looking at buying a cheap circular saw, if I set it to the depth of the floorboard I am assuming there is minimal chance of catching anything below.

I have found a 1250w 190mm Skilsaw for £65 quid with a blade which seems a great price. Or should I look at a better brand.

What methods do you find best? Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp

 

[harrymonkfish]

Try one of these

WORX TV - SoniCrafter™

They are a bit slower at cutting than a circular saw but the cutting is much more controlled. An you can a floor board straight across without touching the two adjacent boards. and there are loads of other attachments for all sorts of other jobs.And it comes with a 3 year limited warranty.

Do a search on youtube and see it in action.

 

[UNG]

For chipboard flooring I use the Trend Routabout RBT, makes a nice clean hole and simple to make good

 

[benji]

small circular saw 110mm dia.blade at ALDI on thursday £29.99 looks ok

yours benji

 

[eskimo39]

Thanks Benji, I am a firm believer of spending far too much on something I may never fully need. I have seen this here: Makita BSS500RFE 14.4v 136mm Lithium Circular Saw 2 x 3Ah Batteries 51mm Depth of Cut & 5mtr PTP Tape [BSS500RFE] which seems good.

Anyone use Makita Li-Ion? Most chippies on site tend to use them.

I have just bought the makita. Paid £219 delivered with 2 x 14v 3a Lithium batteries. Also got a free drill/driver which uses the same batteries although that will be going on ebay.

 

[kung]

i either use floorboard chisels and have been known when the seams tight to use my slide hammer ! sounds mad i know but has helped me out and used the screw holes to insert slide hammer screw/anchor.