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How to install laminate flooring with baseboards.
It is easier to install baseboards after flooring.
Laminate flooring is ready to install as long as the base floor is clean and smooth.
In a new construction are baseboards installed in before or after the floor is laid.
Place 1 4 inch spacers at each end of the first course to ensure a 1 4 inch gap between the baseboard and the laminate flooring.
After removing the existing flooring baseboards and quarter moulding check that the subfloor is solid flat and clean.
Should baseboards be installed before flooring.
Baseboard heaters can present a problem during a laminate flooring installation if they occur along the wall running next to the last course.
5 finish the first course of laminate by custom fitting the last piece.
This way the floor will be under the baseboards.
Install baseboards and molding.
How to lay laminate flooring with baseboard heaters.
It is easier to install baseboards after laminate flooring is put down.
This includes installing and painting baseboard too if you install the baseboard with a gap to accommodate the height of the planned flooring.