You have to apply on the floor where baseboards and floor meets.
Floor protection before baseboard.
However when it comes to prefinished flooring i respectfully disagree.
Because not only perfect time to paint woodwork not having flooring in place but adds to the ease not having to carefully mask protecting flooring first before painting.
The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim.
H elp cover the half inch expansion gap along the walls that hardwood needs.
If the carpet runs all the way to the wall or under the baseboards or.
Allow you to get new baseboards or repaint your existing baseboards before they go back on the wall.
The caulk is applied on the top of the baseboards where the baseboard leaves.
How to waterproof a laundry room floor.
Ensure your baseboards are positioned properly considering the new height of your floors.
Problem is when we met with the flooring people the baseboard was not up 1 2 but flush to the floor.
Then he advised us that the best but more expensive way would be to scribe the floor to the baseboard.
With unfinished hardwood always run the floor first.
When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g.
We agreed and he said he would install the baseboard about 1 2 above the floor so the hardwood could be scribed to fit.
Caulking helps baseboards from damage due to spillage of water.
Must let you know removing flooring is a great time to paint baseboards before reinstalling new flooring.
With time gaps start developing between the floor and baseboards and caulking keep them in control.
If the washing machine or its hoses leak onto the floor the leak can spread onto the hardwood in nearby rooms on the same level or drip down onto the basement.
Removing and reinstalling the baseboards during this process can.