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   mike4244 | Apr 27, 2006 04:22am | #1

   If the base does not get a shoe molding,then the floor goes in first.Many builders will install base first,usually on temporary spacers  the thickness of the flooring if the base gets a shoemold.I prefer to install the floor first in every case.

   mike

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   wrudiger | Apr 27, 2006 04:24am | #2

   Welcome to the party!  Always helpful if you fill out your profile - especially location since there are so many regional differences and the BT community spans the globe.

   There was a lengthy debate on exactly this subject a few weeks ago.  If you scroll the left hand section down to the bottom you will see a search bar.  Give it a go, just remember to be patient as it can sometimes take a while to get the actual results.

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   billyo | Apr 27, 2006 04:41am | #3

   Thanks for the reply and the advice. I feel I'm still going with my original of floor first and baseboard second. All the previous discussions seem to be 50/50 .

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   philarenewal | Apr 27, 2006 06:37am | #4

   I'll try to tip the balance in your favor.

   Why the heck would anyone install base before hw floor?  Maybe scheduling issue of trim guy vs. flooring guy; carpeted areas so base goes in first there and then as long as trim guy is there . . . .  I don't know otherwise.

   Bottom up, then top down.  Floor, then base, then shoe. 

   "Let's get crack-a-lackin"  --- Adam Carolla

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   DougU | Apr 27, 2006 06:42am | #5

   What Phil says!

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   JeffBuck | Apr 27, 2006 06:54am | #6

   yeah ...

   footers first.

   then foundation ...

   and we go from there!

    

   btw Doug ... got the MAX 23g in the mail yesterday ... need to get a fitting before I try it out ... probably won't make it past lunch tomorrow w/o finding a need to pick one up ... but ... I'm thinking I'll like this gun. '

   feels like it's built like a tank ... it's a small gun ... so it's still light ... but ... it's way heavier than it has a right to be ... in a good/solid kinda way. Just looking at it ... it's one hell of a piece of machinery ... bet it works as good as it looks.

   I'll let ya know ... even though I have absolutely nothing tp pin nail for at least 2 weeks ... I'll find something tomorrow.

    

   Jeff    Buck Construction

    Artistry In Carpentry

        Pittsburgh Pa

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   DougU | Apr 27, 2006 07:20am | #8

   Jeff

   I'm assuming just like all the other pinners, their is no safety, so..... You can shot the nails at the hired help, they wont hurt, just aim low!

   I have a Max roofing gun and I love it for the way its built, just don't like to use it cause that means I'm on a roof.

   I don't think I've ever heard anybody say that they  don't like Max guns.

   Doug

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   JeffBuck | Apr 27, 2006 07:38am | #10

   it's got some double trigger safety.

    

   U gotta pull one back with your middle finger ... then ... pull the main trigger with your pointer ... the triggers "overlap" so to speak.

   seemed complicated ... but after playing "shoot the wife" for a coupla seconds ... felt ok. I'll have to see if I like or hate it. I'll take some pics sooner or later.

   Jeff    Buck Construction

    Artistry In Carpentry

        Pittsburgh Pa

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   Pondfish | Apr 27, 2006 07:03am | #7

   Hard floors: finish floor, then base and shoe, both tight to floor.

   Carpet floors: Base 3/8-1/2" above rough floor, then carpet (no shoe).

   Recommending the use of "Hide Signatures" option under "My Preferences" since 2005
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   LEMONJELLO | Apr 27, 2006 07:35am | #9

   Ask your harwood floor guy. $4 bucks says he'll always tell you to wait till after the floor.

   Land of the boring 4/12 hip roofs...