Baseboards and Concrete Floors

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  • Troy
    Moderator
    • Jul 2002
    • 576

    #1

    Baseboards and Concrete Floors

    We are trying to refinish our concrete slab basement on a budget. For the hallway, we are leaving the concrete floors (painted) and installing baseboards. In some places the baseboards do not meet the concrete floors. Should I caulk these gaps? In some places, the gap approaches 1/2", and I don't know if caulk is the best option. Does anyone have any suggestions or alternate materials to seal these gaps? Thanks!
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  • Todd
    Handyman
    • Oct 2002
    • 81

    #2
    I think you should leave the gaps... in the future, you may want to lay carpet and you wouldn't want to rip-up your baseboards. Just my opinion.

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    • Troy
      Moderator
      • Jul 2002
      • 576

      #3
      I think you are right. Plus, we decided that a strip of quarter round would be much more flexible and would hide the gaps.
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      • Ron
        New Member
        • Mar 2003
        • 2

        #4
        I had the same problem when I built a bedroom in my basement. What I did was make kerf cuts in the bottom of the 3 inch molding then used joint compound to cover the cuts, sanded and painted over them and you could never tell the cuts were even there.

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