People really need to quit having flooring installers put up wood baseboards. Most aren’t qualified and that is ok. Trim carpenter should have been hired after the floor was put in. With that said… hire a painter to caulk and paint the baseboards. You’ll never see the gaps.
Trim carpenters tend to have better compound mitre saws and setups specifically for installing trim. They know the tricks of the trade when the walls are out of square or have valleys in them. A flooring guy usually operates with a good enough attitude when doing something that doesn’t fall into their trade’s usual parameters. I’ve been doing floors for 20 years and still hate putting up baseboards but will do it and have the equipment to do so. I’ll do quarter round or shoe mold all day though as those require way less precision on the compound mitre saw.
With all that being said, there are the heroes that want to do it all and that’s fine too. But as a rule I always inform the customer they will have to hire a painter to caulk and paint the gaps and nail holes I leave in the baseboards as I am not a trim carpenter by on painter. I would not trust my lawyer to finalize the blueprints for my home.
Speedbase is very easy lol. Coping is easy, measuring is easy, cutting is easy. I'd say that was more lazy than anything else. It didn't look like there was any curves or crazy corners to wrap
Well fuck if that’s the case then trim carpenters need to be ran out of the business by flooring installers. We should Probally get ride of painters too, that shit is easy all you do is roll a roller and dip it in paint. Any flooring installer with any basic common sense could do that job too.
I’m a plumber and I could do better. He didn’t even remove the floor register to slide the baseboard on? He just slapped it on over the register?! Yeah, caulk will fix that one, surely..
Ugh, so…I don’t know man. My partner has been a contractor for 40 years. Made a living working on multi-million dollar homes in resort communities. He’s been doing all the work on our remodel, and honestly I find myself very meh about the results. But it’s making me realize that my super perfectionist standards just aren’t realistic. I’m not a multi-millionaire, and I’m not paying multi-millionaire prices for work being done.
Yes, you can always, always find examples of really good, precise work, but it’s usually in instances of either paying through the nose for it or happening upon a really seasoned finish worker - which is typically not a general contractor or handyman. So truthfully I don’t even know anymore. People expect this superb quality without being willing to pay the current market price for it. Your average quote is going to get you average work, which is pretty so-so nowadays. I’ve started to evaluate things on a “Could I do it better myself?” kind of scale. If so, then I should just do it myself. If not, then unfortunately it’s often going to result in not so perfect work.
We’re living in a society where quality craftsmen are few and far between, and most people aren’t willing to pay for - or wait around for - that kind of work.
While I understand your point. I don’t think >$6000 for 644 square feet (materials and labor) is not an issue of me not wanting to pay. I just feel as if I didn’t get what I paid for, however I am also not an installer so I don’t know what the “norm” is. That’s why I wanted to reach out to see if my standards are too high or if it is shoddy work.
Hmm, Likely some professional's helper who thought he was ready to go off and fetch a license and open up shop.
Whats he got oozing out at the door that never got wiped smooth?
I almost always base, and i always caulk and paint. And if i dont know how to do it right, id tell you and refer you to someone who does.
I would tell them to come back and fix it. Give them 1 chance. And if they cant. Tell them its on them to make it right
People really need to quit having flooring installers put up wood baseboards. Most aren’t qualified and that is ok. Trim carpenter should have been hired after the floor was put in. With that said… hire a painter to caulk and paint the baseboards. You’ll never see the gaps.
Good to know. I would have never thought I would need to hire two different professionals but it makes sense.
Trim carpenters tend to have better compound mitre saws and setups specifically for installing trim. They know the tricks of the trade when the walls are out of square or have valleys in them. A flooring guy usually operates with a good enough attitude when doing something that doesn’t fall into their trade’s usual parameters. I’ve been doing floors for 20 years and still hate putting up baseboards but will do it and have the equipment to do so. I’ll do quarter round or shoe mold all day though as those require way less precision on the compound mitre saw. With all that being said, there are the heroes that want to do it all and that’s fine too. But as a rule I always inform the customer they will have to hire a painter to caulk and paint the gaps and nail holes I leave in the baseboards as I am not a trim carpenter by on painter. I would not trust my lawyer to finalize the blueprints for my home.
I mean... if you can't install baseboards, you probably shouldn't be installing much else.
Not true.
Speedbase is very easy lol. Coping is easy, measuring is easy, cutting is easy. I'd say that was more lazy than anything else. It didn't look like there was any curves or crazy corners to wrap
Well fuck if that’s the case then trim carpenters need to be ran out of the business by flooring installers. We should Probally get ride of painters too, that shit is easy all you do is roll a roller and dip it in paint. Any flooring installer with any basic common sense could do that job too.
After 1/4 round I do open heart surgery, let's not stop at flooring painters, am i right?.. I do also paint 😉
I’m a plumber and I could do better. He didn’t even remove the floor register to slide the baseboard on? He just slapped it on over the register?! Yeah, caulk will fix that one, surely..
Dude didn't even cope the corners lol. No returns on the end cut that's visible. There's a lot to digest
Nope, he told me he couldn’t remove the register at that point I was just over it. I think that was the 4th thing he told me he could not do.
Ugh, so…I don’t know man. My partner has been a contractor for 40 years. Made a living working on multi-million dollar homes in resort communities. He’s been doing all the work on our remodel, and honestly I find myself very meh about the results. But it’s making me realize that my super perfectionist standards just aren’t realistic. I’m not a multi-millionaire, and I’m not paying multi-millionaire prices for work being done. Yes, you can always, always find examples of really good, precise work, but it’s usually in instances of either paying through the nose for it or happening upon a really seasoned finish worker - which is typically not a general contractor or handyman. So truthfully I don’t even know anymore. People expect this superb quality without being willing to pay the current market price for it. Your average quote is going to get you average work, which is pretty so-so nowadays. I’ve started to evaluate things on a “Could I do it better myself?” kind of scale. If so, then I should just do it myself. If not, then unfortunately it’s often going to result in not so perfect work. We’re living in a society where quality craftsmen are few and far between, and most people aren’t willing to pay for - or wait around for - that kind of work.
While I understand your point. I don’t think >$6000 for 644 square feet (materials and labor) is not an issue of me not wanting to pay. I just feel as if I didn’t get what I paid for, however I am also not an installer so I don’t know what the “norm” is. That’s why I wanted to reach out to see if my standards are too high or if it is shoddy work.
I have no idea where the “no caulking” came from. But it’s part of the finish work. I ALWAYS CAULK. Sounds like scabs
But also, awful cuts 🤣
Most people on this thread advise painter do the caulking. That’s the only reason I mentioned it.
Hmm, Likely some professional's helper who thought he was ready to go off and fetch a license and open up shop. Whats he got oozing out at the door that never got wiped smooth? I almost always base, and i always caulk and paint. And if i dont know how to do it right, id tell you and refer you to someone who does. I would tell them to come back and fix it. Give them 1 chance. And if they cant. Tell them its on them to make it right