Replaced Flooring And Put Shoe Back

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Replaced flooring and put shoe back.

You may have to stoop down and bend your knees in order to reach the floor. When you come to the corners cut your molding at a 45 degree angle so the 2 pieces fit together. Baseboard molding installations are very often finished off with an additional thin piece of molding called quarter round or shoe molding that covers the gap between the bottom of the baseboards and the floor. Be careful not to pin the flooring down in the process.

Some of our customers prefer the look of shoe molding as it complements tall baseboards. Then cut your molding to size according to the measurements of your room. In addition flooring made of any natural material should have expansion joints every 30 or so. Before you install shoe molding sand down your moldings and finish them with a few coats of varnish to match your floor.

Shoot 1 1 4 inch finish nails through the shoe and into the base trim. Finish the molding to match the trim not the flooring. When your hardwood floor begins to appear worn. Shoe molding conforms to the floor s surface and hides those gaps.

Once your flooring is down install shoe molding to cover the expansion gap between the flooring and the base trim. The undulations in the floor s surface will cause gaps to appear between the baseboard and the flooring material. Shoe molding offers a fine finish to baseboards and covers the seam where it meets the floor. Hardwood floors take a lot of abuse and over time they can become stained warped chipped or just dull.

At first you may have trouble bending over to pick up objects. Shoe molding is needed in situations when the subfloor slab is uneven. Putting existing baseboard back can be done but requires significant touch up work on baseboard also very time consuming. You may notice difficulty getting in and out of your car or you may have difficulty getting up from a low chair.

I do agree it base shoe does look better with a taller baseboard. It s an easy installation that costs little and gives your floors a precise polished look.