Hardwood Floor Baseboard Gap

Gap between floor and baseboard.

Hardwood floor baseboard gap.

We had 500 square feet of hardwood floors put in and had the flooring company put in baseboards. I carefully use the rubber butt end of my hammer. New construction gaps between floor and baseboards new construction gaps between floor and baseboards how to handle gaps between floor and wall trim doityourself com filling gap along baseboard molding and floor doityourself. Unfortunately the gap is inevitable no matter how hard you push no matter how flat the substrate.

If baseboards aren t thick enough to cover the gap an addition of a shoe molding or quarter round at the bottom can do the trick. What s that ugly gap where the baseboard hits the floor. Gap between floor and baseboard for carpet. It s higher than quarter round and has a much better appearance.

If the room has hardwood floors add shoe molding for a dramatic detail. Our painter did not caulk between the baseboards and new hardwood floor. In some places there is up to 1 8 gap. Tear out and install of everything was basically one whole day plus at a later date some additional work so i get why my baseboard job wasn t great plus they didn t scribe the baseboards leaving a couple of very tall gaps ah well.

Of course you push down on the top of the base as hard as possible trying to get a snug fit on the floor while fastening. Is this standard procedure. Caulking the gaps in trim joints and the gap between flooring baseboards improve water impermeability of the floor. I d love to hear what a professional painter has to say.