jmccracken1214
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im installing laminate this weekend. Just curious how how up the new baseboard should be?
It gets installed after the laminate and then you only need a very small gap, maybe 1/16-1/8”. It doesn’t matter much since the shoe mounding will cover any gap.I know it doesn’t go against the subfloor.
I’m asking how high off the sub floor it gets nailed to the wall.
I know it doesn’t go against the subfloor.
I’m asking how high off the sub floor it gets nailed to the wall.
It gets installed after the laminate and then you only need a very small gap, maybe 1/16-1/8”. It doesn’t matter much since the shoe mounding will cover any gap.
Seriously, though, if you can wait till after the laminate is down, it's easier to get it "right." And when you put in the shoe/1/4' round, just be sure to nail it horizontally to the baseboard, not at an angle or to the floor, so you don't inadvertently restrict the floor exp & cont movement.
I guess.I can think of no advantage to doing trim first if you’re putting down laminate, probably just the way the guy has been doing it forever. For carpet I prefer trim first, better to tuck the carpet in than to try to level it on top of the carpet.
I guess.
If you do floor first and sit the molding on top of floor, doesn’t that make it non floating?
Apply a 1/4" bead of white lithium grease to the bottom edge of the baseboard to solve this problem.If you do floor first and sit the molding on top of floor, doesn’t that make it non floating?
I work better after some alcohol. It slows my brain down so i can think about one thing at a timeI would suggest installing base boards while youre sober. I tend to screw things up pretty well enough, never mind trying when I'm high.
I work better after some alcohol. It slows my brain down so i can think about one thing at a time
What do you use against an exterior door?I don't like shoe moulding.
I have all the flooring installed, then install the baseboards. I like the clean, straight edge
Shoe molding these days is out and primarily used to hide bad techniques and bad craftsmanship.I don't like shoe moulding.
I have all the flooring installed, then install the baseboards. I like the clean, straight edge