Tatami cutting instructions

Tatami - Cutting tools

1. Meter
2. Metal ruler or straight edge (> 1mt)
3. Hand Square
4. Felt tip pen
5. Spare blades
6. Large blade cutter/cutter

Tatami - Instructions for cutting along a wall

Once the tatami has been assembled as illustrated on the Tatami Assembly-Disassembly page, it may be necessary to trim the module.

Fig. 1 - In the example image above you can see how the modules embedded in each other form a pavement that is too long. The dotted line indicates the end of the floor, in which case the surplus tatami highlighted in dark blue will be cut.

Fig. 2 - With the tape measure, measure the distance between the wall and the extremity of the tatami.

Fig. 3 - Record the measurement taken by marking it with the felt-tip pen. Pay attention to the direction of the cut according to the fitting reference of the joints. As shown in Figure 4 (following image) 

Fig. 4

Fig. 5 - With the help of the cutter, cut along the references drawn with a felt-tip pen.