The recent floods in the Northeast got the first floor of my home. I will have to tear out the oak floor and the plywood subfloor. What tool do I use to cut the floor close to the wall? My circular saw will not cut flush. Thanks in advance for your help.
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There are special flush cutting reciprocal saws that you could buy or rent, or a regular reciprocal saw with a long blade (so you can bend it and get it in closer to the wall).
Or of course the ever-popular MultiMaster, though it would be slow going (and a bit expensive in terms of blades).
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