Remove Baseboard Before Vinyl Flooring

Remove baseboard try a new way of taking off existing floor molding without damaging it or your walls.

Remove baseboard before vinyl flooring.

Tips for removing baseboards. Short baseboards give a better finished look aesthetically without shoe molding or quarter round. Place the wider end of the prybar where the trim and wall meet. In some instances the flooring is installed just up to the edge of the baseboards beneath the quarter round molding but it is more common for the baseboards to be installed over the flooring.

The color we went with of the easyway vinyl plank flooring is called yaletown i love this light warm gray ish wood grainy flooring is that how you describe flooring and it seems too look good in any lighting such as the bathroom which has no natural light the living room which has floor to ceiling windows and even at night in the dark just kidding with the lights on of course. Armed with this innovative tool and a novel technique you ll make fast clean and. If you re handling the process alone use these tips to make it easier. If removing your baseboards for new flooring is right for your project a professional can provide advice or complete the task for you.

However with tall profile baseboards a shoe molding may enhance the decor. In this instance you ll need to remove the baseboards completely in order to remove all the old flooring. Baseboards generally cover the edges of flooring so they will need to be removed before you remove vinyl flooring. Then slide the long edge of the flooring under the other baseboard straightening the flooring piece into place.

The finished product might look better. Remove the baseboard trim. Start by putting the baseboard end of the flooring under the first baseboard at an angle. Then line up the overlapping end use the floor installation tool to pull the last piece into place and tap the overlapping end until it is tight.

To protect your walls place the wood block a few inches above the baseboard.