After the floor is installed reinstall your baseboards touch up and caulk where needed.
Do baseboard go in before or after flooring.
Once the baseboard has been removed it is time to install your hardwood floor.
Dh is a commercial gc and apparently they do it the opposite ie.
Baseboards should be installed after laminate.
Do baseboards have to be removed to install carpet.
If you number each piece of the baseboard and the wall it came off of after the new flooring is installed it can be easily be matched.
However when it comes to prefinished flooring i respectfully disagree.
No baseboards do not need to be removed.
As a result it will expand contract a bit with temperature humidity changes in the house.
When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g.
Flooring goes in before baseboards so there are no gaps and as a type a personality this is really bugging him lol.
With unfinished hardwood always run the floor first.
Most all laminate is a floating flooring system which means it doesn t actually attach to the subfloor friction holds it in place once all the pieces are set together.
Our painter stainer has insisted that all baseboards and casings be in place before the flooring is installed and only then he does the actual painting.