When i install baseboard i like to use a 2 inch 15 gauge nail.
Laminate flooring without baseboard.
Using a scrap piece of flooring go around the perimeter of the room and mark the height of the flooring with a pencil.
As a current resident of these recently completed accommodations i have to say they are absolutely stunning a vast improvement from when the house was originally purchased eleven years ago.
For convenience proper floor installation and to save money remove the baseboard during the installation process and reuse it with the new flooring.
Then you can use an oscillating saw to carefully cut out the piece of baseboard.
Reinstalling the old baseboard is basically nailing each piece where it was previously installed.
In order to cut costs and save us a ton of time by not having to cut new baseboard pieces we decided to re use all the existing baseboards.
It is a lot easier to use a nail gun then to hand nail it.
The laminate floor with its attached pad is about as tall as the carpet is now and.
How to install hardwood floor without removing the baseboard.
I d hate to replace the baseboard bc it looks perfect.
This will cause the base board to not set flat on the laminate or hardwood flooring.
Expansion gap of flooring if covered by windows will not require molding.
If removing the molding is not an option the base molding can be undercut with an oscillating saw to allow the flooring to slide under it.
We took out carpet and laminate wood flooring and replaced it with better laminate and tile.
Reinstalling the old baseboard.
Since most types of laminate are not secured.
I have a laminate floor is like to remove without removing the baseboard.
The main purpose of baseboards is to hide the gap between the floor covering and the wall but over the years they can become so much.
This is bc the were replaced as painted along with the walls when a wall between the kitchen and dining room was removed.
Being paranoid about doing an excellent job i m debating whether to remove and re install the existing baseboard molding or leave the baseboard in place and install quarter round or shoe depending on what looks better molding after the laminate is laid.