A quick way would be to drill a hole and then use a keyhole saw.
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From: Tom Hodges
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 8:44 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Old Baseboard Problem
Can any of you guys figure this one out?
I'm building a new closet in the corner of a bedroom in my 115 year old
house. I ripped the old closet out of the same corner because it was only
about 19 inches deep. The old baseboard wasn't in the closet, but, it is on
the wall outside the existing closet. I need to remove about four feet of
it and I'll put in a new baseboard inside the closet.
Here is the problem. The baseboard is a full one inch thick and about 8
inches high. The baseboard is on an exterior wall that is brick with
plaster on the interior. Years ago, someone put 3 eights inch drywall on
the walls and brought it down to the top of the baseboard, so, now only 5
eights of an inch on the top of the baseboard is showing.
If I pry the end of the baseboard out, the whole board will try to come off
the wall instead of bending, since it is so thick and rigid. I need to cut
it somehow on a straight vertical plane. I looked for an offset SawsAll
blade but I can't find one anywhere. It's the kind of blade that is offset
so you could, for instance, cut something all the way to the floor, or, in
this instance, all the way to the wall. I have a very small blade like that
for my saber saw and it's called a Flush cutting blade.
Does anyone know where I could find a SawsAll blade like that? I've looked
at Lowes, home Depot, Harbor Freight, etcetera. I've looked on line also,
to no avail.
The next question is, can anyone figure out another way to cut off 4 feet of
this baseboard without ripping the entire baseboard out, which is about 13
feet long?
Hope I didn't make this too confusing. If so, please ask questions. I need
to get going on this immediately, so your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Tom Hodges
Newport, Kentucky
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