Should The Baseboard Match Wall Or Floor

My condo building was built in the 1970s and has baseboard heaters that run along the outside wall in each room.

Should the baseboard match wall or floor.

Meg the best floor layers take the baseboard off and put the wood or laminate closer to the wall not all the way though as there has to be space for it to expand and contract and then they put the baseboard back on thus the baseboard itself covers the raw edge of the flooring and there s no need for quarter round. Match the floor or baseboard. Should shoe match floor or baseboard. The debate rages on.

In particular on my current project base is fir and floor is white oak. Baseboards are installed partly for aesthetic reasons. But baseboards also serve a very necessary function in protecting plaster walls from getting kicked or scuffed by shoes boots and vacuum attachments. Open this photo in gallery.

Another option is to paint the baseboard and shoe molding before installation. Special to the globe and mail. Should the baseboards match the floor. Published october 9 2010 updated october 9 2010.

Should baseboards match the walls. It didn t matter what white it had to be white. Colder northern climates often see dark base trim where many match the color of the floor. It gives a nice contrast and doesn t look like the floor is climbing the walls.

Another benefit of choosing paint over stain is that you can paint the doors and trim to match the baseboards. Moving to southern climates lighter colored base is often the norm. Just as crown molding hides the area where walls meet the ceiling baseboards hide the joint where walls meet the floor which might otherwise be unsightly. Far from closing in a room the increased framing adds depth to the walls especially if it is painted the same color as the walls for a unified look.

The numerous emails i ve had over the years indicates varying methods. This frees you to select a complementary color without worry about matching the flooring. I m not sure when it happened but at some point during the last century it seems a decorating law was passed that required the vast majority of all baseboards mouldings trim and doors to be painted white. Should you paint them white.

Quarter round should match the floor. Baseboards starting at the floor baseboards are the visual foundation for a room. This decision is more or a personal preference but leads to other related issues. Dee dee taylor hannah.

Currently they are painted the same color as the walls which i agree with as they seem to make the heaters blend into the wall. Webmaster s note re should baseboards match floor. My boyfriend and i are repainting the apartment and have come to a disagreement on what color to paint the heaters.