Some of our customers prefer the look of shoe molding as it complements tall baseboards.
Replaced flooring and put shoe back.
Shoe molding is needed in situations when the subfloor slab is uneven.
When your hardwood floor begins to appear worn.
It may be hard to bend over to cut your toenails to put on your socks or to tie your shoes.
In addition flooring made of any natural material should have expansion joints every 30 or so.
Finish the molding to match the trim not the flooring.
You may notice difficulty getting in and out of your car or you may have difficulty getting up from a low chair.
Before you install shoe molding sand down your moldings and finish them with a few coats of varnish to match your floor.
Hardwood floors take a lot of abuse and over time they can become stained warped chipped or just dull.
When you come to the corners cut your molding at a 45 degree angle so the 2 pieces fit together.
At first you may have trouble bending over to pick up objects.
Shoe molding offers a fine finish to baseboards and covers the seam where it meets the floor.
Putting existing baseboard back can be done but requires significant touch up work on baseboard also very time consuming.
It s an easy installation that costs little and gives your floors a precise polished look.
You may have to stoop down and bend your knees in order to reach the floor.
Once your flooring is down install shoe molding to cover the expansion gap between the flooring and the base trim.
Be careful not to pin the flooring down in the process.
I do agree it base shoe does look better with a taller baseboard.
Shoot 1 1 4 inch finish nails through the shoe and into the base trim.
Then cut your molding to size according to the measurements of your room.
To help you make your flooring decision we have compiled the pros and cons for five popular types of flooring.
Tall baseboards were popular during the greek revival period in the early to mid 1800s but the idea.
The undulations in the floor s surface will cause gaps to appear between the baseboard and the flooring material.