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Install baseboards before or after laminate.
It leaves a gap between the baseboard and the new flooring which is unsightly.
It is easier to install baseboards after laminate flooring is put down.
Caulk top of baseboard to wall with clear caulk.
The problem this causes is when you go to install the baseboard on the new wood flooring the baseboard may not sit flat on the floor.
In a new construction are baseboards installed in before or after the floor is laid.
Place 1 4 inch spacers at each end of the first course to ensure a 1 4 inch gap between the baseboard and the laminate flooring.
Paint wood filler and caulked top of baseboard overlapping trim paint onto.
Installing laminate or hardwood flooring you need to know how to install mdf baseboards to them.
Install baseboard sinking in nails with a nail set.
Fill nail holes with wood filler and sand after filler dries.
Refer to the reference numbers on the baseboards and walls and stage the pieces along the walls accordingly.
It is easier to install baseboards after flooring.
This way the floor will be under the baseboards.
Reinstall the baseboards after the hardwood flooring is installed.
5 finish the first course of laminate by custom fitting the last piece.
Be sure not to caulk baseboard to floor.
Sand and paint baseboard.
If you took up carpet and installed laminate or hardwood flooring you may not have noticed this before as the carpet hid the gaps.
However it is easier to paint baseboards included with no consequences of ruining newly installed flooring.
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