Shoe Molding With Existing Baseboards Wood Flooring

This solid basswood may be painted stained or clear coated to match your existing decor.

Shoe molding with existing baseboards wood flooring.

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.

Shoe molding is needed in situations when the subfloor slab is uneven. Standard shoe molding available at home improvement centers and lumberyards comes in widths of 7 16 inch to. Hgtv molding and trim make an impact. While most baseboards consist of a single board elaborate baseboards can have 2 separate components installed on top of one another to give a deeper look with shoe molding tacked on top of that.

Fill any nail holes and apply any touch up as needed. Install the base shoe quarter round molding over the expansion gap created by your new hardwood flooring. Shoe molding conforms to the floor s surface and hides those gaps. Available in random lengths from 6 ft.

The undulations in the floor s surface will cause gaps to appear between the baseboard and the flooring material. If the room has hardwood floors add shoe molding for a dramatic detail. It s higher than quarter round and has a much better appearance. House of fara 3 4 in.