baseboard help!any 'molding' to fill gaps where bb meets floor?
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Comments (6)They make power saws to undercut the brick just like you would cut a door jam and slide the wood under. You don't need to cut the whole brick. Just cut a 1/2 inch or so to slide the board into. See the link below. Here is a link that might be useful: Saw...See MoreBaseboard molding gap
Comments (19)I suspect you will find that it is like any large dimension baseboard: even a well-laid floor will have subtle undulations and the bottom of the baseboard will rest on the high points causing gaps at the low points, unless scribing is done. The baseboard will be level - or close to it - if the floor and subfloor are level. The issue of being absolutely level is not as critical as the irregular gaps that one sees if shoe molding is not used....See MoreHow do I fill gap behind a shower wall and title to flush mount?
Comments (23)Thx yes was going look around the control valve next. Looks to me that the tile has not been routinely maintained (sealed). So some aging and cracking in grout may have added to the problem. Been in the house two years with no visible issues with daily use, it looked perfect (e.g. no staining in bottom grout until suddenly now). This disscussion really makes me wonder about the way tubs are sealed to walls. A Silicon seal acting like a ~1/4" water dike trapping and holding water makes no sense. Seems to me that there should be a 1/2" gap under the wall backboard with current recommended water barrier behind extended 1/4" further overlapping the tub flange. And their should be engineered a flexible polymer strip to be inserted in the gap to seal between the tub ledge and the tile. It should have antimicrobials in it and be treated annually with an application of antimicrobial treatment. The invention could be a firm microbubble nondegradable polymer. And it should have a GoreTex film like property, where free water can't get across it, very little moisture is held so it dries quickly, and moisture settling behind the bottom tile can excape as water vapor. Slight permeability to the flexible material and a fused backing of the Goretex oriented towards the flange wall could accomplish this. It could have a thin flap on the back topside so it is installed along with the bottom tile and act as the standard 1/8" spacer below the bottom tile. Being flexible and supported from the back edge it could flex downward if the tub ledge moves downward when weight loaded, still helping block water entry. If the tub settles a little permanently, the permeable membrane would still help block transport water out of the gap. A spongy expandable sealed bubble like strip material would allow the most water blockage with flexing and also be best at preventing any air gap developing. Just an idea ... on my wish list....See MoreBaseboard Gap Advice?
Comments (7)Oh no! I should ask the installer how he prepped the floor and if he used self leveling compound to flatten it? Also, there were small size areas all along perimeter of condo about the size of a dime of broken concrete where nails were removed from concrete from carpet tack strip. Is it possible this could be one of the reasons why my baseboard does not touch the top of floor.? I am almost certain he did not fill those holes along the perimeter of my entire floor, should he have done that? I know they will not remove entire floor and will tell me it's supposed to be like that or, it's expected. So upset i trusted that they knew what they were doing (installers from the store where I purchased). I wonder if removing the boards along the perimeter and them putting the compound there would help?? I can ask them to do that if you think it will. Please give your opinion thanks....See Morejuddgirl2
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