Quarter Round Or Shoe Molding On A Floating Floor

This product is exactly what i needed and it works and looks great.

Quarter round or shoe molding on a floating floor.

Shoe molding and quarter round molding give architectural curve appeal to interior spaces. Fortunately these thin pieces of wood are easy to cut using a basic miter box and hand saw. I removed the carpet from my stairs and wanted to go with the natural wood underneath. The main use for shoe molding is to run along the intersection of the baseboard and floor.

Quarter rounds add a finished look to any room while covering gaps between the floor and baseboards. It s an easy installation that costs little and gives your floors a precise polished look. Tall baseboards were popular during the greek revival period in the early to mid 1800s but the idea. I bought this flexible quarter round moulding plus a flexible base moulding.

Quarter round or shoe molding. Item 1524924 model lmqsu00603. There are two types of molding that can be used base shoe or quarter round. Smartcore 0 71 in x 94 49 in blue ridge pine plastic floor quarter round.

After the carpet removal i had a wide 1 gap between the bottom curved stair and the marble floor. 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. This type of molding is similar to shoe molding but shorter and wider. With a bit of care you can effectively cut quarter round for joints and corners and or use the round return method for door jambs.

In my humble opinion standard sized matching quarter round looks too bulky against any baseboard especially common colonial or clam shell type base that only. They can then be painted or stained to form a stylish. Shoe molding is much the same as quarter round having the same 90 angle on the backside but instead of being a perfect quarter radius its profile is a bit more squat. Instead of leaving abrupt transitions between countertops and surfaces adjoining them or between floors baseboards and walls shoe and quarter round molding make for a smooth and professional looking transition.

Quarter round sometimes called shoe moulding is a lovely finishing touch in most rooms. Shoe molding offers a fine finish to baseboards and covers the seam where it meets the floor.