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re: Shoe Moulding Help
Posted on 7/27/26 at 3:44 pm to KemoSabe65
Posted on 7/27/26 at 3:44 pm to KemoSabe65
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Ripping some material is probably the lesser of two evils but damn I don’t want to.
A millwork shop could probably custom run you a few hundred feet of a larger size.
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Posted on 7/27/26 at 5:48 pm to gumbo2176
quote:probably (hopefully) left it high before the floor went in. It makes it so you can replace the floor without pulling all the base off (just the shoe mold. He was clearly a little aggressive
How does someone who calls themselves a carpenter not know to push the baseboard down to floor level before nailing it in????
Posted on 7/27/26 at 6:02 pm to cgrand
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probably (hopefully) left it high before the floor went in. It makes it so you can replace the floor without pulling all the base off (just the shoe mold. He was clearly a little aggressive
If flooring is going in last------Why, I don't know-----butt the base molding to the floor, butt the flooring up to the base molding, apply shoe or quarter round to finish it off. Neat, clean and a finished look.
I had ceramic tile in my man cave for a few years and due to a compromised, or never applied vapor barrier under the slab, it caused some tiles to loosen due to moisture, so I ripped it all out. That left my base at least 1/2 in. off the slab when the tiles were removed.
So, I pulled all the base after carefully cutting any caulk along the top seam, dropped it down to slab level, scraped off all the thin set to clean the slab and applied a few coats of paint to the slab to finish it off. Then re-installed the quarter round to finish it off. Been holding up well since around 2010.
Posted on 7/27/26 at 6:37 pm to cgrand
A little? 
My wife wanted to kill him, she called me at work to come home to see the shite and discuss with him. WhenI asked him how he was going to fix it I got a shoulder shrug and he handed me his check and loaded up.
My wife wanted to kill him, she called me at work to come home to see the shite and discuss with him. WhenI asked him how he was going to fix it I got a shoulder shrug and he handed me his check and loaded up.
Posted on 7/28/26 at 9:07 am to gumbo2176
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How does someone who calls themselves a carpenter not know to push the baseboard down to floor level before nailing it in????
Sometimes the floor can be incredibly unlevel but a real carpenter would make the proper cuts in the baseboard to fix the issue. Takes a little time and effort but not difficult
Posted on 7/28/26 at 9:11 am to Johnpettigrew
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Sometimes the floor can be incredibly unlevel but a real carpenter would make the proper cuts in the baseboard to fix the issue. Takes a little time and effort but not difficult
No way in hell I'm scribing baseboard to fit an unlevel floor, especially if it's out a fair amount. That is what they make shoe or quarter round for since it is way more flexible and can cover those issues without much trouble.
Posted on 7/28/26 at 9:18 am to gumbo2176
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No way in hell I'm scribing baseboard to fit an unlevel floor, especially if it's out a fair amount. That is what they make shoe or quarter round for since it is way more flexible and can cover those issues without much trouble.
Did you see the pic? I am fine with quarter round and agree with you to a point. You could also make a miter at the high point to make the bend. If your floor is that unlevel, then your base is not going to be level.
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