Shoe Molding On Wood Floors

Prefinished iron hill maple hardwood 1 2 in thick x 75 in wide x 78 in length shoe molding.

Shoe molding on wood floors.

When you come to the corners cut your molding at a 45 degree angle so the 2 pieces fit together. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. For years quarter round molding an obvious name based on its end view was considered the base shoe. This is a much cleaner look.

Shoe molding conforms to the floor s surface and hides those gaps. House of fara 3 4 in. After you ve put in the time installing the new floor trimming it out frames the floor showcasing the hardwoods just like a quality frame showcases quality art. Pine or other softwoods are good for painting but do not take stain very well.

Then cut your molding to size according to the measurements of your room. Baseboard molding installations are finished off with a small piece of molding that covers the gap between the bottom of the baseboards and the floor. Some of our customers prefer the look of shoe molding as it complements tall baseboards. With such small moldings wiping on the stain with a rag is often the easiest method.

The shoe trim molding of course matches the oak floor. The simplest builder grade primed. Alexandria moulding 7 16 in. Before you install shoe molding sand down your moldings and finish them with a few coats of varnish to match your floor.

If you do choose to stain your moldings make sure to choose a stain grade hardwood base shoe or quarter round molding preferably the same species of wood as your baseboards or floors. The undulations in the floor s surface will cause gaps to appear between the baseboard and the flooring material. Prefinished carriage house white ash hardwood 1 2 in thick x 75 in wide x 78 in length shoe molding. There are two types of molding that can be used base shoe or quarter round.

When i did oak floors upstairs i did not use any shoe molding and simply took off the baseboards and put the flooring to the wall then attached the baseboards. Hardwood shoe moulding model 59508 7 99 7 99. Baseboard comes in many different shapes and sizes and should be picked based on a balanced approach to style and money. The only real question was whether you chose 1 2 or 3 4 inch quarter round.

Hemlock base shoe moulding model 00101 800rlc 5 70 piece. Free delivery with 45 order. Baseboard and shoe molding dress up a new hardwood flooring installation. Medium density fiberboard mdf shoe molding is made from a.

In most homes base shoe molding teams up with baseboards in rooms that have hard flooring surfaces such as tile stone sheet vinyl hardwood and laminate.