Be sure not to caulk baseboard to floor.
Install baseboards before or after laminate.
If you took up carpet and installed laminate or hardwood flooring you may not have noticed this before as the carpet hid the gaps.
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Should baseboards be installed before flooring.
However it is easier to paint baseboards included with no consequences of ruining newly installed flooring.
Sand and paint baseboard.
It is easier to install baseboards after laminate flooring is put down.
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Place 1 4 inch spacers at each end of the first course to ensure a 1 4 inch gap between the baseboard and the laminate flooring.
Installing laminate or hardwood flooring you need to know how to install mdf baseboards to them.
Caulk top of baseboard to wall with clear caulk.
It is easier to install baseboards after flooring.
It leaves a gap between the baseboard and the new flooring which is unsightly.
5 finish the first course of laminate by custom fitting the last piece.
Fill nail holes with wood filler and sand after filler dries.
It is possible to install the baseboard with a gap to accommodate the height of laminate or hardwood flooring.
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Paint wood filler and caulked top of baseboard overlapping trim paint onto.
Install baseboard sinking in nails with a nail set.
Refer to the reference numbers on the baseboards and walls and stage the pieces along the walls accordingly.
The problem this causes is when you go to install the baseboard on the new wood flooring the baseboard may not sit flat on the floor.