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.
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.
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!!
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!!
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:wink:
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
After you get all the stuff in the room if your like us you'll not see much of the baseboard anyway.
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