Installing Floor Molding

Then apply construction adhesive at the top and bottom.

Installing floor molding.

Install shoe molding and cap molding if necessary. Set a 4 foot level on the floor next to the wall to see if the floor is level. Protect your workplace floor with drop cloths move in a pair of sawhorses and set your trim pieces in place so you can stain prime and or paint them all at one time. Miter the corners as with the base molding.

At that point tack a scrap piece of baseboard to the wall with a nail. First hold the base molding against the wall after you cut it to length and look for gaps. If you see some cut a few braces from 4 to 6 in. Cut the base shoe a quarter round molding that goes at the bottom of the base molding to length and attach it with a finish nailer.

When you get to an outside corner set the first piece to that it extends past the outside corner. If not move the level across the floor to find its lowest point. Employ the same methods for outside and inside corners scarf and butt joints on the moulding. If you have concrete floors you will need to tack it into the baseboard.

Lengths of scrap baseboard and put 45 degree angles on the ends. Once the paint has dried it s time to install the molding. Install shoe or cap moulding if using. Coped molding gives the tightest fit best a.

In addition to allowing endless possibilities for customization smaller moldings are easier to cut and install than large moldings and allow more flexibility on wavy or irregular walls. The builders knew the advantages of combining small wood moldings. The nails won t hold if they re driven straight into the polystyrene molding. Caulk along the top edge and corner edges and nail holes.

Plus you can often achieve a great effect for less money by combining small wood moldings. You ll save time and protect your knees if you completely finish baseboard trim pieces before installing it on the walls. Continue to measure cut and install the baseboard molding around the room. Nail the floor trim to the studs and then tack the braces to the trim with 1 in brads.

Nail it at an angle so that the nail goes downward into the wood. Tack the shoe molding down into the floor with pin nails.