Should Quarter Round Match Floor Or Baseboard

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Should quarter round match floor or baseboard. This finish molding is commonly connected to baseboard trim along the floor to protect the wood and hide imperfections at the base. Replacing it will let you choose the look you want. This article was first published in november. He may be trying to speed up the process of laying the floor yes you do need expansion room for the flooring to expand but between the space normally there where the sheetrock meets the wall and the baseboard it should be enough without the 1 4 round.

One recurring question from fellow diyers tackling this project is whether you should lay quarter round that matches the wood floor or just paint the quarter round white to match the baseboard. Meg the best floor layers take the baseboard off and put the wood or laminate closer to the wall not all the way though as there has to be space for it to expand and contract and then they put the baseboard back on thus the baseboard itself covers the raw edge of the flooring and there s no need for quarter round. I ve now come to the conclusion that if the baseboards are painted it would look better if the quarter round matches that. So i would install primed paint grade.

He does not have to be as carefull cutting if he has an extra 1 2 inch provided by the 1 4 round. That way it doesn t look like the floor is climbing the baseboard. Shimmying up a sloping floor to level i have a sloping floor from both edges to center is 11 2 inches it seems to be around the chimney but from the basement the rafters seem tight and not sloping. In my humble opinion standard sized matching quarter round looks too bulky against any baseboard especially common colonial or clam shell type base that only sits 3 inches off the floor.

Christophern the hardwood floors sites i looked it indicated that it is truly a personal preference not a rule and that a painted quarter round to match the painted baseboard is a more traditional look than matching the floor. Or so i m told by my designer and sev. Baseboard molding installations are finished off with a small piece of molding that covers the gap between the bottom of the baseboards and the floor. Opinions vary on this question.

Should quarter round match floor or baseboard. We ve written a fair amount about installing baseboard and quarter round for hardwood floors and the right finish nailer for doing this job. There are two types of molding that can be used base shoe or quarter round. The old baseboard and molding may suffer some damage during removal.

Quarter round molding is a thin strip of wood shaped with two flat sides and a rounded crest. Quarter round should match the floor. Imo matching the quarter round to the floor instead of the baseboard makes the baseboard look skimpier.