Hardwood thicker than railing base - Help needed

jenhib

We are installing 3/4" hardwood throughout the main floor of our house, but the railing base it will butt up against is 1/2". Should we remove railing and railing base and put a thicker base on it? Or are there other solutions such as transitions / mouldings? We can't (necessarily) reinstall the railing base on top of the hardwood because then you would see the unfinished hardwood end from the stairs.

Any innovative ideas here?

titanoman

You could do as you stated then trim the exposed end grains with a chair rail or something. Or cap the hardwood with a molding and butt that up to the sole plate.

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BigJim

You can do a couple of things, you can shim a 1/4 inch and be level with the floor and install a small trim to cover the shims. Or you can use a router and camphor or round over the flooring where it butts. Or you can install a small trim against the raw ends of the floor such as a 1/4 inch quarter round.

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