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DoctorKynes t1_j2b5jvb wrote

Reply to comment by Jstepson in What shower caulk to fill a wide (1/2") gap by climbtigerfrog

Do backer rods work for baseboard gaps? Was planning on shoe molding throughout the house but between cutting and painting it would become quite a project.

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RidersPainfulTruth t1_j2b6r8n wrote

You’re better off with quarter round. Caulking that much linear footage sucks compared to chopping shoe molding with a miter saw

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Tack122 t1_j2b7r2o wrote

Shoe always looks better than quarter round imo.

Quarter round also takes up an annoying amount of space when you want to sit furniture flush against a wall.

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akmacmac t1_j2bma6i wrote

I’ve always heard to never caulk the baseboard (or shoe molding) to the floor. Something about too much movement between these surfaces causing caulking to crack/separate). (Except, I think, in bathrooms, for purposes of keeping water on the floor from getting underneath). The alternative to shoe molding would be to pull the baseboards and scribe them to the floor (basically trace the contour of the floor and shave off the bottom edge so it sits tight against the floor). Also agree shoe molding looks much better than quarter round.

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ineedhelpbad9 t1_j2c4b08 wrote

I thought that was only for floating floors that aren't attached to the subfloor.

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