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I pulled out all the carpet in my house a little over a decade ago and put down solid flooring. I'd never done it, either. But after watching it done a few times (again, on YouTube), I decided I could do it. I'd just started buying some woodworking tools so I had the stuff to get it done. the first room (spare bedroom) took me a little over 12 hours (did it all in one go). By the time I got to the last bedroom (after 1 other bedroom and a hallway), I was down to about 4-5 hours. and by the time I did the living room, I got it done in about 3 hours. The bathrooms took even less; maybe an hour for the big one and ~30 minutes for the small one (used LVP for those, never cared for the tile that was there).And talking about coping saws...I have my dad's and my granddad's coping saws in my shop. And I've used both on occasion for cuts that are small and need to be precise. My dad's old saw has a plastic handle. But my granddad's old saw has a wooden handle. I tried using the coping saw for those cuts you talked about, but my skills at the time just weren't up to it. So I bought an oscillating tool that allowed me to cut the very bottom of the trim and door stops so I could slide the flooring under it without having to remove the trim. That oscillating tool also comes in handy if you need to cut square holes in drywall for installing extra power outlets or to run cables/wires inside walls (like for wall-mounted TVs).
I pulled out all the carpet in my house a little over a decade ago and put down solid flooring. I'd never done it, either. But after watching it done a few times (again, on YouTube), I decided I could do it. I'd just started buying some woodworking tools so I had the stuff to get it done. the first room (spare bedroom) took me a little over 12 hours (did it all in one go). By the time I got to the last bedroom (after 1 other bedroom and a hallway), I was down to about 4-5 hours. and by the time I did the living room, I got it done in about 3 hours. The bathrooms took even less; maybe an hour for the big one and ~30 minutes for the small one (used LVP for those, never cared for the tile that was there).
And talking about coping saws...I have my dad's and my granddad's coping saws in my shop. And I've used both on occasion for cuts that are small and need to be precise. My dad's old saw has a plastic handle. But my granddad's old saw has a wooden handle. I tried using the coping saw for those cuts you talked about, but my skills at the time just weren't up to it. So I bought an oscillating tool that allowed me to cut the very bottom of the trim and door stops so I could slide the flooring under it without having to remove the trim. That oscillating tool also comes in handy if you need to cut square holes in drywall for installing extra power outlets or to run cables/wires inside walls (like for wall-mounted TVs).
