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Molding question
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Posted by
nlion (
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Sun, Jul 15, 12 at 11:15
We're getting engineered hardwood installed in our living/dining room, family room, and office. What is the preferred treatment for the baseboard area: 1/4 round molding in white pine (to match our white baseboards) or stained molding which matches the floor? Which looks better? The woman in the store showed us a photo on her cell phone of an installation using white pine 1/4 round and we weren't overly impressed with it, but if that's what 90% of people do, we can go with that (plus that is less expensive than getting molding which matches the floor).
Thanks for your thoughts, photos, suggestions. |
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RE: Molding question
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| Many folks today from my experience are going without quarter round. Although many still do use it ( and like it) How do you like the look of just your baseboard on top of the flooring? It may be easier to take off your baseboard and simply re-install after floor installation. |
RE: Molding question
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| I've always seen it with the quarter round matching the baseboards, not the flooring. That's how we did ours. |
RE: Molding question
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| I have white moulding and my quarter round matches the wood floors. If I were using wood on wood, I'd match the moulding. |
RE: Molding question
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| From my end I would use what is called floor moulding. It is made for this application and measures 7/16" x 11/16 Roman OG profile or 1/2" x 3/4" Sanitary profile (offset quarter round). |
RE: Molding question
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| If you match the shoe molding to the floor (and not to the baseboards), can you still caulk the gap between the shoe molding and the baseboard? What color caulk? |
RE: Molding question
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| " can you still caulk the gap between the shoe molding and the baseboard? What color caulk?" Shoe molding is flexible enough there should not be any real gap to caulk. |
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