put wrong flooring type in title... meant to say laminate! I am installing laminate flooring for the first time and wanting to know some tips to deal with the existing baseboards. I had carpet in the room before with baseboards and molding around door frames. The new laminate barely fits underneath the baseboard and the instructions say to leave a 1/4" gap. Is it best to remove the base boards and re-install them 1/4" higher after floors are in or just trim the baseboards in place 1/4"? If I leave them in place and just cut, how would I get the last piece of laminate in each row in place and also install the last row?
I guess another option is not messing with the baseboard at all. Just install some sort of foam padding under the existing ones and then put quarter round to hide the 1/4" gap between baseboard and floor?
Do y'all have any preferred methods of dealing with this? I think I like the look of no quarter round better.
I guess another option is not messing with the baseboard at all. Just install some sort of foam padding under the existing ones and then put quarter round to hide the 1/4" gap between baseboard and floor?
Do y'all have any preferred methods of dealing with this? I think I like the look of no quarter round better.