Flooring Went In Before Baseboard Fix

Our painter stainer has insisted that all baseboards and casings be in place before the flooring is installed and only then he does the actual painting.

Flooring went in before baseboard fix.

Position the baseboard flat against the base of the wall and atop the flooring. Most all laminate is a floating flooring system which means it doesn t actually attach to the subfloor friction holds it in place once all the pieces are set together. However when it comes to prefinished flooring i respectfully disagree. Baseboards should be installed after laminate.

Hold a 1 foot by 1 foot square of plywood on the wall above the baseboard at a spot where the baseboard is nailed to the wall. When we do the interior trim and the prefinished bamboo flooring in a house or any prefinished flooring for that matter we always do all the trim first using 3 4 spacers or whatever width the floor you are using is under the doors cased openings and baseboard. Flooring goes in before baseboards so there are no gaps and as a type a personality this is really bugging him lol. As a result it will expand contract a bit with temperature humidity changes in the house.

Thin plywood about inches thick works well. If you paint the walls before the floors go in then put the. The baseboards need to have the joints caulked and the nail holes filled and then they need to be painted. With unfinished hardwood always run the floor first.

When replacing a porcelain tile floor the baseboards should be removed. There s a high probability that your new flooring won t exactly match the height of your old flooring and you. Dh is a commercial gc and apparently they do it the opposite ie. Many times when putting in new hardwood floors or stone and tile floors the baseboards need to be removed and then replaced with new baseboards that sit on top of the new floor.

Refer to the marks for studs on the wall and attach the pieces with a pair of 6d finish nails at each mark.