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07-29-2012, 09:34 AM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
It was difficult to think of a title that best describes this! Anyway, the problem is this....
I have laid a hardwood floor and I am now fitting new baseboards back on the wall. I cut them all to length, put the first piece in and it seems that the floor is bowed! The baseboard sits flush at one end and the other, and there is a 3/4" gap from the floor to the bottom of the baseboard, in the middle. Here are some pics to hopefully show the problem.
Is there any easy way of sorting this out?
Cheers
Glenn
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07-29-2012, 09:43 AM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
You will need shoe molding---however that gap is---huge---and a standard 1/2 x3/4 shoe might not cover---
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07-29-2012, 10:41 AM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
did you nail it in yet ? if not, try pushing down in the middle. i bet it flexs enough to hide most of that gap.
btw, my whole house is bowed 
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07-29-2012, 11:01 AM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
It's not nailed in, and it will bow a considerable amount, but is this gonna look OK when I push it down and nail it in? I would like to with an option that would make it look the best way.
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07-29-2012, 11:09 AM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
Perhaps a combination of the two....push the board down to get the gap down to 5/8" or even 1/2", nail the baseboard in place in place, then get some shoe moulding and get that in place? Sounds good in my head!!
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07-29-2012, 11:13 AM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
Oh, and hope you all like the green walls! It's a kids playroom!!! I know, hardwood in a kids playroom!!! But we've got a load of matting to go down to keep them bump free....well, as bump free as possible!!
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07-29-2012, 11:59 AM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
It is not essential that baseboards are "level"
As the bow to the floor seems to be in the middle, maybe the floor is bowed at the opposite wall also.To determine the extent of floor deflection first string a chalk line below the baseboard height say 1" below the top edge, doing this in each corner at the height if the baseboard now. You can then measure the extent of the bow.
The remedy can be a combination of one to four things.
1] Scribe the baseboard to the floor using a pair of compasses to mark
2] Push the baseboard down in the middle
3] Use a shoe molding
4] Call ya dad.......... numbskull....you have my number
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07-29-2012, 06:47 PM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
Great! I'm now being outed as a "numbskull", by my own dad, on a DIY forum!!
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07-29-2012, 06:59 PM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
Quote:
Originally Posted by gloriousglenn
Great! I'm now being outed as a "numbskull", by my own dad, on a DIY forum!!
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07-29-2012, 09:02 PM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
Quote:
Originally Posted by gloriousglenn
It's not nailed in, and it will bow a considerable amount, but is this gonna look OK when I push it down and nail it in? I would like to with an option that would make it look the best way.
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no matter what you do to hide that, will be noticable, if you look hard enough. just bow it some and move on to the next project.
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07-29-2012, 09:59 PM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
Could scribe a filler for the bottom, but that is a big sag. Something isn't going to look quite right no matter what you do, so do the best you can.
What is under the floor? If it is over a basement a well-placed screw jack might help.
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07-30-2012, 04:56 PM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
1. Bend the base.
2. Add shoe.
3. Put a piece of furniture against the wall.
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07-30-2012, 05:12 PM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
Bend it, nail it, shoe mold it, then caulk it if you still have a gap.
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08-01-2012, 07:52 AM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
Push the areas of baseboard down where you need it to contour to the floor sag.
As others have suggested, you can also use shoe base to make up some of the lesser width gaps.
Alternately, you could scribe the baseboard where needed (if you have the skill level and equipment to be able to do the cuts and install).
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08-01-2012, 11:16 AM
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Huge gap under baseboards!
OK
I'll ask it....
Is the floor bowed or is the moulding bowed??????????
I have seen more than my share of base molding that is not straight. Stringline the floor and the molding first to see which is out of line. Better yet, flip the molding over (top on the bottom) and see if the bow is in the same place
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