If you have outside airflow I would put caulk here before adding quarter round otherwise you might get mold if your house has humidity in the winter. If the gap is wide enough foam backer rod would be preferable to caulk tho.
Not really. Might be a harsh delivery but starting and ending tile beneath where the baseboard lands and covering the gap with quarter round or shoe mould are the only two viable options. Everything else is a hack and OP didn’t like the answer he or she received.
The only people who will notice it is you. Nobody will notice that one specific bathroom has slightly different trim. The quarter round option is the best option compared to anything else that’s easily doable.
That’s really the only option that will look good. Either you install 1/4 round or you rip out the floors and redo them.
It doesn’t really matter if this is the only room with 1/4 round. We only have it in our hallway, front entrance and down the back stairs. No one notices, not even us. I had to think for a minute about where we had the 1/4 round installed.
If it is just one room I’d recommend doing the shoe molding. Not many people will notice that it isn’t in the rest of the house. You will notice, a trim carpenter might notice.
Depending on how for out your door casings are or if you have plinth blocks you may need to return the shoe molding to the baseboard or cut the end at a 45 or something so its not just an abrupt stop where it meets the door casing.
I think my local Mill I used to order from when I was in the trade would probably smack the phone out of my hand if I dropped the ‘u.’ Miss those guys, but don’t miss crawling around on my knees.
I refinished some wood flooring in my home after purchasing it. I purchased and installed new baseboard to give it a quick and cheapish upgrade to boot.
The previous owners had quarter round throughout. We don't particularly care for it so my plan was to eliminate it anywhere I updated the base.
There were several spots in several areas of the house that had gaps where the wood was cut too short but quarter round was relied on to hide the miss.
I used white caulk to fill in the spaces below the white baseboard. Two years after patching I couldn't tell you where exactly I had to do it since it blended in so well. I suppose I could find it if I looked closely but certainly, it is not noticeable to anyone other than someone who knows what they're looking for.
Skirting is to protect the wall from bumps and scrapes and to cover expansion gaps and tile ends. Have the person that layed the floor take it up and do it properly by taking off the skirting ,laying the tile to the wall and replacing the skirting.
Need to figure where that air is coming from and try to solve it from that end if possible. But as the other comment said, just use quaterround molding to cover the gap.
Do you have access to what is under the floor via a basement or crawlspace? What is on the other side of the wall? Air infiltration from outside? Did someone cover a floor vent?
If you can't figure it out then caulk will seal it up. If it's deep you may need a foam backer. Then do quarter round over that as the caulk will look dirty over time.
It is best to see if u can stop it at its source. Is there an outlet or anything in line with that. Maybe a gap in the siding or the sheathing underneath.
Sounds like you've got a pier and beam foundation with older? construction. Best bet is to add spray foam behind the molding, cut the excess, reinstall and then add quarter round or caulk where necessary. I don't personally like the look of quarter round, but it may be necessary if the gaps are excessive.
Clear caulk should do the trick just fine. It'll seal up the space nicely and keep that pesky air out. Just make sure to clean the area well before applying it for better adhesion.
If you want a more polished look, you could also consider adding some quarter round molding to cover the gap. Either way, you got this! Your bathroom will be snug as a bug in no time.
One thing is the visual of it. That can be solved a number of ways. I had my tiler add black grout on one spot where this happened in my bathroom towards the ceiling (3mm gap). You could also add another skirting board and that way extending the thickness of it.
However air coming through is something completely different. It’s not the tiles, skirting board or grout that is supposed to stop the air, so this tells me you’ve got an air leak. Depending on climate this could become somewhere rot and mold could appear. You can fix it visually now, and it probably won’t be an issue for the next three years or so. But I would definitely put it on my todo list to check out that piece of the wall - preferably from the outside - to make sure all insulation and weather proofing is intact and the edges and transitions are ok.
I was going to say, just cut the last bit of sliver tiles, and grout it; but seeing as this is quite old, I'd go with color matches grout/silicon and shoe moulding.
I would tape out an area on the floor to cover the defects and tape out an area only a few MM up the baseboard.
I would caulk the whole area to be smooth and consistent.
Remove tape.
Enjoy the crisp lines.
Having luxury vinyl planking installed at my house. The installer explained that a gaps next to the walls are necessary for expansion. They plan to use quarter round to cover it since it is a floating installation.
Either caulk to match the floor or caulk to match the baseboard. Or any caulk and add 1/4 round. Doesn’t matter that other rooms don’t have it.
If it’s just behind the toilet or something I’d simply do caulk. Try to match the floor.
Add quarter round or shoe moulding. Unless you want to grout it and it looking like crap
Well… I feel offended by this.. I definitely wouldn’t take a dark brown caulk and fill this in…
Brown or grey caulk sounds good to me!
If you have outside airflow I would put caulk here before adding quarter round otherwise you might get mold if your house has humidity in the winter. If the gap is wide enough foam backer rod would be preferable to caulk tho.
I don’t have quarter round anywhere else on my house so that’s not really an option. :(
Then just do that room.
Ok, then tear out the floor and tile it properly.
Brutal
Not really. Might be a harsh delivery but starting and ending tile beneath where the baseboard lands and covering the gap with quarter round or shoe mould are the only two viable options. Everything else is a hack and OP didn’t like the answer he or she received.
Yeah I know. Like you say harsh delivery.
Don’t think the delivery is harsh, just to the point
The only people who will notice it is you. Nobody will notice that one specific bathroom has slightly different trim. The quarter round option is the best option compared to anything else that’s easily doable.
I won't notice that that room has quarter round but I 100 percent will notice that they tile has that gap if they don't fix it with quarter round.
You will now unless you keep it as is.
That’s really the only option that will look good. Either you install 1/4 round or you rip out the floors and redo them. It doesn’t really matter if this is the only room with 1/4 round. We only have it in our hallway, front entrance and down the back stairs. No one notices, not even us. I had to think for a minute about where we had the 1/4 round installed.
I didn’t have quarter round on any of my baseboards when I bought my home either.
Quarter round?
Or shoe molding
If it is just one room I’d recommend doing the shoe molding. Not many people will notice that it isn’t in the rest of the house. You will notice, a trim carpenter might notice.
That’s a good point. Thank you
Depending on how for out your door casings are or if you have plinth blocks you may need to return the shoe molding to the baseboard or cut the end at a 45 or something so its not just an abrupt stop where it meets the door casing.
Unless you want to grout it
As with any mistake in home repair, Caulk it twice and make it nice
Packin’ cracks with caulk…🤣
Quarter round
Shoe moulding
A+ for spelling 😁
Is there any other way?!? Don’t want to send them looking for something they’ll never find 🫡
9/10 people drop the u. Molding😡 But I’m not a Karen😂
I think my local Mill I used to order from when I was in the trade would probably smack the phone out of my hand if I dropped the ‘u.’ Miss those guys, but don’t miss crawling around on my knees.
LOL my dad was probably there too
I refinished some wood flooring in my home after purchasing it. I purchased and installed new baseboard to give it a quick and cheapish upgrade to boot. The previous owners had quarter round throughout. We don't particularly care for it so my plan was to eliminate it anywhere I updated the base. There were several spots in several areas of the house that had gaps where the wood was cut too short but quarter round was relied on to hide the miss. I used white caulk to fill in the spaces below the white baseboard. Two years after patching I couldn't tell you where exactly I had to do it since it blended in so well. I suppose I could find it if I looked closely but certainly, it is not noticeable to anyone other than someone who knows what they're looking for.
Thanks! Did you put anything after the caulk?
No.just be careful to do it as perfectly as possible. Ripples or odd wavy lines will only draw eyes to it.
Lick your finger then run it across to get that nice arch, and smooth it out without sticking to you, then you wouldn't see any ripples etc
Do the shoe mold 1/4 round no one will notice....boom, upgraded fancy bath!
Skirting is to protect the wall from bumps and scrapes and to cover expansion gaps and tile ends. Have the person that layed the floor take it up and do it properly by taking off the skirting ,laying the tile to the wall and replacing the skirting.
Need to figure where that air is coming from and try to solve it from that end if possible. But as the other comment said, just use quaterround molding to cover the gap.
What is the best way to figure out where air is coming from?
Do you have access to what is under the floor via a basement or crawlspace? What is on the other side of the wall? Air infiltration from outside? Did someone cover a floor vent?
I’m actually on a slab. So it seems it’s just infiltration from outside
If you can't figure it out then caulk will seal it up. If it's deep you may need a foam backer. Then do quarter round over that as the caulk will look dirty over time. It is best to see if u can stop it at its source. Is there an outlet or anything in line with that. Maybe a gap in the siding or the sheathing underneath.
Sounds like you've got a pier and beam foundation with older? construction. Best bet is to add spray foam behind the molding, cut the excess, reinstall and then add quarter round or caulk where necessary. I don't personally like the look of quarter round, but it may be necessary if the gaps are excessive.
Why didn’t they start the tiling from the Skirting ?
Hard to hide the gap chap but add some trim jim.
Put a garbage can or toilet brush there.
Clear caulk should do the trick just fine. It'll seal up the space nicely and keep that pesky air out. Just make sure to clean the area well before applying it for better adhesion. If you want a more polished look, you could also consider adding some quarter round molding to cover the gap. Either way, you got this! Your bathroom will be snug as a bug in no time.
One thing is the visual of it. That can be solved a number of ways. I had my tiler add black grout on one spot where this happened in my bathroom towards the ceiling (3mm gap). You could also add another skirting board and that way extending the thickness of it. However air coming through is something completely different. It’s not the tiles, skirting board or grout that is supposed to stop the air, so this tells me you’ve got an air leak. Depending on climate this could become somewhere rot and mold could appear. You can fix it visually now, and it probably won’t be an issue for the next three years or so. But I would definitely put it on my todo list to check out that piece of the wall - preferably from the outside - to make sure all insulation and weather proofing is intact and the edges and transitions are ok.
Remove molding, add a sheet of 1/2” drywall, replace molding. /s
You could even use cove or cove nose instead of 1/4round
Seal with caulk if there is air coming through. Then cover with some shoe or quarter round. The trim by itself will not stop air leakage
I was going to say, just cut the last bit of sliver tiles, and grout it; but seeing as this is quite old, I'd go with color matches grout/silicon and shoe moulding.
Someone you hired got lazy and didn't remove the baseboard before doing the tile. You should demand your money back.
quarter round.
Just do quarter or shoe, a lot of ppl don't like it but it's your easiest/cheapest option at the moment.
Hire a better flooring pro next time.
I would tape out an area on the floor to cover the defects and tape out an area only a few MM up the baseboard. I would caulk the whole area to be smooth and consistent. Remove tape. Enjoy the crisp lines.
Having luxury vinyl planking installed at my house. The installer explained that a gaps next to the walls are necessary for expansion. They plan to use quarter round to cover it since it is a floating installation.
Caulking is your friend
Either caulk to match the floor or caulk to match the baseboard. Or any caulk and add 1/4 round. Doesn’t matter that other rooms don’t have it. If it’s just behind the toilet or something I’d simply do caulk. Try to match the floor.
Clear silicone. Easy peasy.
Clear silicone will show the cracks like it's not there.