[Kemper100]

Shoe molding or quarter round, what is the correct molding to use to run along the intersection of the baseboard and floor?

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[mark sr]

I'm not sure one is more correct than the other although the gap it hides can be a determining factor.

IMO shoe mold looks better. IF the gap is too wide for shoe to cover you'd use quarter round.

 

[chandler48]

++ what Marksr said. Shoe molding is more "dainty" looking, while quarter round is thicker and can hide boogers better.

 

[finisher65]

Agree. 1/4 round tends to look bulky, especially with shorter base.

 

[carpdad]

In nj and many older houses have 1x6 kind of base molding and 3/4 rounds. Even new houses generally have 3/4 rounds. Shoe moldings are usually found in cheaper houses. My house was built, I think, by a tradesman for himself. Renovated, I think, in 70s or early 80s, but remained diy style with 3.5" base without any 1/4-rounds. All trims dark stained without a clear finish and nailed with thin ringshank/small head nails flush with the surface. No popped nails and no dings on the trim.:smile:

Vertical moldings for doors and windows are usually 2.25" wide. So narrower than 4-5" wide bases don't look good against those trims. Wider the base, wider the finishing quarter rounds.

 

[mark sr]

Shoe moldings are usually found in cheaper houses.

I disagree, I've painted several 1/2 million plus homes, no of which used quarter round. I've painted over a 100 $250k+ homes and shoe mold was the norm.

 

[ron45]

This was normally used for door stop in the door jamb.

 

[Old Thomas]

To me, shoe looks right and quarter rounds looks like an amateur screwed up and had to cover it.

 

[BigJim]

Back when I was doing trim work, %99.99 of the houses we trimmed had shoe mold, and some of the homes were 8,000 sq ft up, some way over a million dollars.