Shoe Molding With Existing Baseboards Wood Flooring

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Shoe molding with existing baseboards wood flooring.

Shoe molding is available in wood mdf and polystyrene to match your baseboards. The undulations in the floor s surface will cause gaps to appear between the baseboard and the flooring material. Shoe molding is needed in situations when the subfloor slab is uneven. Fill any nail holes and apply any touch up as needed.

Standard shoe molding available at home improvement centers and lumberyards comes in widths of 7 16 inch to. Shoe molding conforms to the floor s surface and hides those gaps. If the room has hardwood floors add shoe molding for a dramatic detail. Install the base shoe quarter round molding over the expansion gap created by your new hardwood flooring.

House of fara 3 4 in. 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. This solid basswood may be painted stained or clear coated to match your existing decor. It s higher than quarter round and has a much better appearance.

Hardwood base shoe moulding is designed to add a finishing touch to the baseboard but the extra thickness promotes a variety of uses. To meet your project needs. Some of our customers prefer the look of shoe molding as it complements tall baseboards. Of course most modern homes will have the traditional and ubiquitous single board 3 5 molding that we cover in this article.