Replaced Flooring And Put Shoe Back

It s an easy installation that costs little and gives your floors a precise polished look.

Replaced flooring and put shoe back. When you come to the corners cut your molding at a 45 degree angle so the 2 pieces fit together. It may be hard to bend over to cut your toenails to put on your socks or to tie your shoes. I do agree it base shoe does look better with a taller baseboard. Shoe molding is needed in situations when the subfloor slab is uneven.

Hardwood floors take a lot of abuse and over time they can become stained warped chipped or just dull. You may have to stoop down and bend your knees in order to reach the floor. In addition flooring made of any natural material should have expansion joints every 30 or so. Once your flooring is down install shoe molding to cover the expansion gap between the flooring and the base trim.

Then cut your molding to size according to the measurements of your room. 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. You may notice difficulty getting in and out of your car or you may have difficulty getting up from a low chair. At first you may have trouble bending over to pick up objects.

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. Some of our customers prefer the look of shoe molding as it complements tall baseboards. Shoe molding offers a fine finish to baseboards and covers the seam where it meets the floor.

Costs are also included but they are extremely rough estimates because the costs of both materials and installation vary widely depending on where you live and the choices you make. Putting existing baseboard back can be done but requires significant touch up work on baseboard also very time consuming. Before you install shoe molding sand down your moldings and finish them with a few coats of varnish to match your floor. To help you make your flooring decision we have compiled the pros and cons for five popular types of flooring.

Be careful not to pin the flooring down in the process. Tall baseboards were popular during the greek revival period in the early to mid 1800s but the idea.