I have begun to install 500 lf of 2 1/2″ rubber cove base. I’ve done it before, and always just mitered the inside corners, and formed the outside corners. This time, I bought outside corners to ‘make it easier’. Here’s the question- the outside corners are pre-formed (naturally), and have almost a 90 degree corner where the wall meets the floor. In the past, when I’ve installed cove, the ‘shoe’ portion that turns to hit the floor is more like 45 to 60 degrees. This cove comes in rolls, and so is pretty much flat. It can be forced down to make the 90 at the floor, which looks right, and matches the pre-formed corners, but it tends to ride back up the wall- I have to keep going back and pushing it down ’till the adhesive has set enough to hold it. I also tried scoring the back at the bend point then folding it over hard to ‘break’ it into a 90- that works, but will become tedious.
Any tips?
Thanks as always–
Bill
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Unroll the cove base and let it "relax" before you install it. The bottom cove should appear as it reaches equalibrium.
Cope the inside corners, and use a tab of hotmelt glue for areas that want to pucker or move around to much. Another trick is to apply the glue to base, then stick it to the wall and pull it back off. Give the adhesive a little open tack time and restick the base to the wall.
Dave