Flooring Before Baseboards

Caulking the gaps in trim joints and the gap between flooring baseboards improve water impermeability of the floor.

Flooring before baseboards. When we do the interior trim and the prefinished bamboo flooring in a house or any prefinished flooring for that matter we always do all the trim first using 3 4 spacers or whatever width the floor you are using is under the doors cased openings and baseboard. Builders prefer to do the baseboards first and then bring the tile right up to the tile. Spot prime and then add another coat of paint to baseboards because it lessens the chances that something happens to your floors since now you only have to spot prime and add one. Interior doors and trim all should be done before the flooring.

First remove all obstacles vacuum clean the area before applying the caulk and paint the skirting board mopboard floor molding or base molding. Home owners generally prefer the look of doing the tile first and then installing the baseboard trim. However when it comes to prefinished flooring i respectfully disagree. Remove the baseboards the day before the flooring installation so you can move furniture away from the walls.

With unfinished hardwood always run the floor first. Number the walls and corresponding sections of baseboards to easily match them up later. Use a utility knife to slice any caulk that secured the baseboard to the wall.