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'To Shoe' or not 'To Shoe'

mark_g
15 years ago

Is it always necessary (or advisable) to put a ¾x½" shoe moulding where the baseboard intersects a wood floor -- or are there other finishing techniques (wider baseboard or heavier 5/4 stock scribed to the floor) that can accomplish a clean(er) transition?

What about where baseboard meets calibrated (flat) tile?

And where it meets irregular tile?

We will have all these conditions in our new house, and I wd like to get the trim right for an updated Craftsman style.

I also read that shoe moulding shd match the floor finish & color, not the baseboard, which shd match other trim. So what does one do to finish qtr round where it meets tiled floors?

Thanks for demystifying!

--Mark

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