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   Guest_ | May 15, 2000 11:45pm | #1

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   Well, Mike, that is sort of a dumb question...

   Any more details?

   Steve

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   Mike_Garton | May 15, 2000 11:51pm | #2

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   I was looking at some new houses being built and noticed that the baseboards where being installed before the floor coverings, what hieght are they installed at? Is it based on the floor covering material? And how about transition between floor covering types?

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   Guest_ | May 16, 2000 12:15am | #3

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   Good questions Mike... The carpet guys like to see a 3/8" to 1/2" gap, so they may tuck the carpet dege under the baseboard after stretching it to the tack strip. Spacing will depend upon the carpet selection, pad, and installer. If sheet goods or vinyl tiles are going down, the installers don't mind a tight fit, since shoe moulding is gonna cover the edge. Ceramic tile is another matter, and will depend upon the base (mud? thin set?) and tile thickness... my tile man likes to see the tile slide under the base, and I like this, too, since I like the clean look without shoe moulding.

   The transition between floor coverings does present a problem, but it's usually solved by an intervening doorway with attendant jambs and casings. In a couple of instances, I've ripped a little off the bottom of a section of baseboard to maintain a level line across the top when two finished floor surfaces met along a wall.

   Hope this helps, Steve

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   Guest_ | May 16, 2000 05:31am | #4

   *Ditto to Steve Turner.Ed. Williams

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   William_Tuggle | May 16, 2000 12:20pm | #5

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   Steve,

   What can you say after you have said it all? Why, of course, you can let me slip in my question for a quick answer without starting a new message.

   I think Mike's question was answered. And all I want is a quick answer to what I perceive to be a simple question. If I've broken protocol, it is unintentional. Sorry.

   Is there a difference in the subfloor level where a hardwood floor meets carpet? In other words, if I want to remove the carpet from one room and replace with hardwood, will the two floors line up?

   Thanks for the answer.

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   Guest_ | May 16, 2000 02:44pm | #6

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   there is no set answer to your question.. you have to investigate each instance..

   a typical situation might be 3/4 T&G ply subfloor..

   with 3/4 hardwood floor in one room meeting..

   a carpeted room with carpet installed right over the 3/4 subfloor..

   but another builder might use 5/8 subfloor...with the 3/4 hardwood installed direct and a 1/2" underlayment ply under the carpet on top of the subfloor....

   every instance will be different.. just as the sequence for installing baseboard will be different...

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   William_Tuggle | May 16, 2000 03:00pm | #7

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   Mike,

   Thanks for the answer. Somehow I thought that it would not be that simple for one size to fit all situations.

   Question cancelled. Thanks for the quick answer.

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   Mike_Garton | May 16, 2000 03:00pm | #8

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