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   scampernatra | Apr 23, 2003 04:34am | #1

   Several options come to mind. If you are going from a higher to lower surface you can often " float " the trim up off the floor on the lower surface and cover the gap with shoe or quarter round. This only works on hard surfaces, you wouldn't put shoe moulding on carpet. You can also compress the trim into carpeting, often gaining 3/8 to 1/2" to achieve a level look and maintaining equal corner heights.

   If you can get trim with the same profile but different heights, the trim can be ripped to match where needed. I've also seen corner blocks used where two trims of unequal height come together to help disguise the difference. One other trick if you have a long carpeted wall is to match one corner where needed and run the trim on a slight angle, compressing the carpet to meet the other corner where you have different heights. I would only recommend this on a wall that will have furniture covering the trim although most people probably wouldn't even notice the trim being out of level.