Removing Old Baseboards Without Damaging Your Walls Let’s be honest—ripping out old baseboards can be a pain. But if you want a clean, tight fit with your new trim, this step is non-negotiable. Start by scorin
Inspect the existing baseboards to consider how to handle them with the new flooring. They might have a gap along the bottom where the carpet was tucked under them. You can either remove the baseboards before installing the laminate or use quarter-round to cover the gap once you install the...
Once your laminate planks are installed and the baseboard moldings are in place, use transition strips to connect the laminate with any adjoining surfaces, like carpet, tile or other flooring in an adjoining room. Nail the transition piece through the trim and wall rather than through the floor....
If you already havecarpet in place that needs to be removedand replaced with hardwood, the costs are not too high, about$0.25 to $0.75per square foot. For example, the cost of removing the carpet from a 300-square-foot living space is between$75 and $225. Some laborers have a minimum...
It was so toxic that they had to do a full basement gut job, removing the tile, carpet, kitchen and bathroom cabinets, baseboards and much of their drywall. It was a shocking amount of money they had to pay out of pocket as insurance only kicked in about a fourth of the cost. ...
Removingcarpet,underlayment, or wood floor and preparing for transport $0.01 per 1 sq ft (0.09 m2) $25 Disposal Transport to the non-hazardous dump plus fees $45 per cubic yard $450 Labor cost Flooring $36 per hour$4,680 Removing$32 per hour ...
If there isn’t a jack or junction where you want to install new wiring, look for a nearby station wire along baseboards and joists, inside closets and cabinets. When you find one, if you can find 3 inches of slack in it, you can cut it and attach it to a phone jack or wire ju...
The tile can be fit directly to existing baseboard and trim moldings, however removing the baseboard molding and replacing it after the tile is in place will make the perimeter fitting much easier. Undercut doorframes (optional) to allow the tile to slip underneath and make fitting tiles around...
Remove furniture and appliances from the room. The tile can be fit directly to existing baseboard and trim moldings, however removing the baseboard molding and replacing it after the tile is in place will make the perimeter fitting much easier. Undercut doorframes (optional) to allow the tile ...
The tile can be fit directly to existing baseboard and trim moldings, however removing the baseboard molding and replacing it after the tile is in place will make the perimeter fitting much easier. Undercut doorframes (optional) to allow the tile to slip underneath and make fitting tiles arou...