Yes, I would say something, but only if you're willing to pay for the upgrade. Sounds like you need plinth blocks. They are thru-out my house and make such a difference in the finish work.

At the site below, look at the second photo for an example.
Only other option is to have him cut the end of the baseboard on a slant.

Here is a link that might be useful: Plinth blocks

If it's easily and cheaply fixable and you can do it yourself, just eat it and get it done later. If you are paying a pro to do the job and want it to be beautiful, speak up.

Now is the time....

Red

Finish work is everything (almost). If you speak up you will make him a better contractor for it. If he's that good, then he knows it's not quite right and is hoping you don't notice. You did, and it's your home. You are paying him to provide a service.

Say something. I had a similar issue when my floors were put in and said nothing cause i didn't want to be perceived as being demanding or bitc@y or something. I continue to kick myself about it to this day.

Maybe he had a bad day, that's fine, but you didn't pay him to do the job so you could go behind him and fix it. Let him know it's not up to par and ask him to fix it. Don't worry, it's probably not the first time he's over looked something and just needs a fresh eye to point it out.

I let my finish carpenter slide on a particular baseboard that looks like he cut it with a steak knife. He was a primadonna and I was just worn down by the process. I had hoped I just would get used to it...stop noticing it after a while.

Did that happen?

Noooo. It looks worse all the time. Now, I am going to put curtains on that landing, and again, I am hoping the distraction will make the butchery less noticeable. (Yeah, right, Amy.) If and when I ever have a carpenter back in to do some work, that's the first thing that's getting fixed!

IOW....speak up now!

If it is any consolation, the baseboards in my 90 year old house extend beyond the door frames by a half inch.

I thought it was standard to angle cut the ends. Have all new baseboards in my old house and it was the norm to do this. Eludes me why he didn't go the full finish if he has done such a good job otherwise.

It may be the framing - I have places where the wall isn't quite straight (had to skim out to get baseboards to lie flat), other places where the drywall had to be cut and window/door casings had to be recessed into the wall (and caulked) b/c the door jamb and drywall weren't flush to each other.

Ask him what he can do - don't act like it's his fault, most framing carpenters and drywallers don't make it easy for trim carpenters. He may be able to put plinth blocks (I'd put them on every door on that floor of the house though to be consistent), or he may be able to do something with the jambs and casing.

Ask why it turned out this way, or why it varies. It may have been unavoidable. As for solutions, it may be easier to space out the door casing or add a thicker piece to the outsides of it than to file down the baseboard.

KarinL

Sounds like the baseboard has a deeper profile than the door casing. Who chose them? Him or you? Are they non-standard in style? With the most common profiles, like colonial, you can get them in different thicknesses.

How many are we talking about? If the door moldings are already installed, and I were him, I sure wouldnÂt want to take those off. A plinth block might be easier than going out and buying all new moldings.

I agree for what carpenters charge for trim work it should look good. I also agree with suggestion to start with a question, point out the problem and ask why that occurred, then ask what suggestions he may have to correct it--and depending on where the likely cause of the error, I'd be prepared to pay extra to have it fixed. The plinth blocks may be the easiest solution at this point.

You say this is only some of them so I'm assuming it's not a difference in the thickness of the baseboard vs the trim stock. Can you post pictures?

Speak up now or regret later. If it is out of his control maybe use the blocks. You may have to pay to fix this but rather redo now than later.

When I had my pool done I noticed the tiles on waterline were getting a little wonky. I spoke up and they stepped back as they did not notice until they did. They were so nice about it and totally understood I was not being picky. They even took another look at the rest of the job and payed more attention as they went. They said they would have felt bad after doing the entire thing and then noticed it. Better to catch it earlier. They only had to pull of three tiles to fix it, rather than all.

Speak up now.

pics would really help. all of mine are flush with the doorframes in my old house and it would annoy me if they protruded. My walls aren't the straightest but your baseboards may have needed a bit of skimming in places to account for that and meet up with the door frames. I would speak up and find out how he can get around it because I think it will bother you every time you notice it.

Whatever happened?