I’ve been sitting here tearing up my drywall for the past two hours trying to get this baseboard out. Decided to get help from RUclips. Finding your video was a miracle!!! It worked!!!! Thank you so much!
Great video. Our baseboards were put in before tiling installed. Your video gave me this idea: First pry the molding forward (like you do). Then run a big drill bit through the molding (leave it in the molding), grab the pry bar and use the bit to lift the molding out of the trench. Once the bottom of the molding is exposed, just use the pry bar to continue the lifting all the way down the run.
Thanks for the awesome videos. I recently used this "trick" to remove baseboard. As a novice my wife thought for sure I was going to create some damage to the floor and wall. Not the case - keep the videos coming - GREAT STUFF!
Absolutely a Great Tip! Saved me alot of pain and aggravation. I had no idea how far down in there it was. When it didn't come easy, I went YouTubing and Presto!!!Moulding came off. Thanks.
This is a good tip. I'm faced with a similar situation - the builder installed the baseboard before he put the hardwood floors in so now they are recessed about an inch down into the floor. I want to update my baseboards (taller, more decorative) as part of a renovation. I was either going to pull them up (your tip will come in handy) or just cut them flush with the floor and install the new baseboard over it.
The baseboard is buried so deep for a single reason, it was originally installed directly to the slab before and later on someone decided to apply a 1" floating underlayer and a 3/4" hardwood over thus the difference shown on the baseboard. Very typical when either homeowner or contractor is trying to save money or cut corners. I endorse the technical approach for removing the base although I would use something behind the crowbar to protect the walls against marks, same goes for the floors. All and all great tip and good work, congrats !
Another suggestion is a product that is called RapidFit. It is baseboard that goes over existing baseboard. I'm going to take a look at it to see if it might be of use
This is great, thank you! What should I do when the base board is buried into tile grout? I’m going to try this, but it may not work like I’m hoping. But maybe it will! Any suggestions if it doesn’t?
Yes, can float it (if the new baseboard is thick enough to cover the gap in the ground) or put a filler piece below. definitely an issue if the new baseboard is thinner than the old one since now there will be a gap ...
@@MaBuSt I had to use board to fill the space. I have since replaced more baseboard that was tiled upto instead of taken off before installing the flooring.
What a great intro to the video. Really enjoyed. I had a situation last weekend where I had to pull this out by hand. Took me an hr for a couple pieces. Great tip. Now I know.
+aearnest Thanks! Dude I tried everything, its unbelievable how hard it is to get it out. My brother-in-law (camera man) showed me this trick. It works so good.
I was thinking of using a multitool to saw the baseboard at the floor level, keep the lower part of the old baseboard buried, and install a new baseboard on top of it. Which method would be better? What I am suggesting, or what the video shows?
nice i just ran into this issue but i have laminate flooring. When i install the new baseboard should i put it down in the gap where the original one sat? or on top of the flooring, like it should be.
On the corners of that wall when you're pulling off the baseboard are the returns like that because the sheetrock corners are rounded or is that just a certain Style I'm new to installing baseboards and I am going finish carpentry and your videos have it inspired me to go this route. Coming from San Antonio Texas
Hey am contractors in dallas area love to see a guy having pride in his work. Great job on trim. And crown work. Have question. Is it a over kill in marking ceiling joists and wall studs to shoot your crown in.
most of what I use is ultralite MDF or FJ. I never mark studs or joists. No issues, been doing it for 6 years, Heavier hardwoods would want to mark studs
That's a great idea my attempts have been more futile. I would like to add something to this. It might be a good idea to pilot the hole if your using say a 3/8 lag because the wood may split when drilling it in.
Would like to have heard a precautionary comment about the length of the bolt. If the bolt length was too long in relation to the thickness of the baseboard and the bolt therefore went too deep, going into the wall behind the baseboard, the upward pry would damage that wall area. Not all baseboard trim is the same thickness. Something to keep in mind.
Question on this, I need to do mine as well. Would you recommend hitting the top like you did first to pry it away first or just put the screw in and lift?
Great technique!! My house has this curse... 90% of the trim is buried under hardwood floors. 3 rooms have really, truly, shitty hardwood/craftsmanship that was wasted by being installed by the prior homeowner in his old age (God bless him though). It’s terrible, so it has to come up. It’s the short 3.5” base board and it’s buried below the hardwood AND subfloor. I started to remove it from the first room I remodeled. I began with wanting to just floor over the existing hardwood so I went the hard way with prying it off the wall, splitting it, then digging the lower couple inches out. Then I had to fill and skim the massive amounts of damage. I realized I don’t want to lose anymore floor to ceiling height so I opted to remove the flooring and start fresh which made removal the traditional way a breeze. Anyway... That’s what I’ll do in one of the next rooms. However, a pro had come in after the man passed away and installed very nice hardwood through the hall and into the living room. It’s not my style (but it’s actually worth keeping and sparing the extra cost) and he f’d me over as I am upgrading all trim from the 3.5” to 5.5”. Guess what? It’s also buried, but I don’t want to destroy the nice flooring the house actually has. I’ve been duped. My method destroyed the already shitty flooring and walls, but I wasn’t sure how to protect the good flooring and now I know. That bolt trick. I’ll give it a try!! Thank you, love your videos and pro tips!
i usually take off the shoe mold then take a undercut saw and cut everything off at floor level . just leave the bottom part of the baseboard in to fill in the gap. the new baseboard and shoe mold will hide the rest. Oh you might want to put some tape or construction paper down.
Would there be a way to cut flush with the floor and leave the bottom portion of the base behind? I'm going to be going over the walls with 1/4" sheetrock anyway and new baseboard
Dennis Adams yes the new one then sits flush with the floor. You might have to go with something smaller if you have chair rail on the wall though. You can always strip your own base board too though.
How did they go about installing the new floor near the doors? Did they cut the bottom of the door off? If the flooring is that deep I'm assuming the doors are modified somehow...
+dfw crown Oh ok I see. But let's say that it wasn't flooded and you only needed to replace the baseboards? What's the best way to install the new baseboards. I ask because I have a similar problem?
Do you have a video to show how you install the new baseboards? I have just realized that the baseboards I want to replace are in this situation (silly former homeowners) and now I am trying to figure out how hard it will be replace after I take them out.
Burt Bowers I’m not a licensed carpenter not a professional but I’m installing new floor in a bedroom and yes my common sense told me to remove the shoe base and baseboards before installing
2:31 you already damaged the coating on that drywall. Made a big dent when you should have put a flat metal plate behind to spread out the force further than just the 1.5" of that crowbar.
Nice trick there. I never thought to use a bolt and pry on it. I usually just tap the staples or brads downward and pull that sucker up with my hands. Lol good way to save your hands 👍
It will take you forever to remove base this way. I flip homes and use the Goldblatt and standard trim puller. Purchased both to see which is better and wound up using both.
This is an excellent video - good camera work and not a lot of unnecessary description. I hate it when people narrate their video like they are speaking to an alien who has never done a handyman project. Question though: If this floor is being replaced, why are you removing the baseboard first?
are all your drywall corners radiused like that? I never had to trim corners like that. You have 2x the work cutting all those little 22 angles. And what happens when you accidentally hack drywall with that finish. Can you simulate it to fix it Here we have 90s for corners and smooth painted drywall
Do you or will you recycle those boards? DIY people on a budget may want them to upgrade a room or floor! My home has generic builders grade trim and it’s boring simple profile.
The dream sequence is the best part - that and the very useful trick to remove buried baseboard. Once again...great instructional vid. Any carpenter - young or old - would do well to subscribe to your channel.
Would it be a good idea to cut the old baseboard flush with the floor instead so you have something solid and can get full height on your replacement baseboard?
it would make sense but it would be so annoying to cut it flush for the whole house. I don't recommend it. we shimmed it out when we put new base in. So it was normal height.
Wow! How many layers upon layers of flooring in that house did they put? Shows the quality of workmanship in that area for sure... sad to say the least.
Cheap customers that don't want to pay to have it done correctly are the culprits more often than the craftsman. Which is why I always try to educate my customers...but some of them just don't want to hear it. The key is knowing when to walk away from the ones that want substandard work!!!
dfw crown Interesting, is that standard in American homes? Here in Germany we only lay a 2mm foam insulation sheet and lay the boards straight on top of that. Great videos by the way.
Exactly what I'm dealing with... But my runs are much longer. Didn't want to buy all new wood either... Contemplating just saying eff it and butt the laminate to them like before. It's just an apt .. I have OCD though lol.
Someone may of already asked this, but did you do a video on putting the new baseboard up? I just wondered what your technique is for that, to keep it from sliding down into the groove while you are trying to nail it?
It is easiest just to lay down some door shims along the flooring surface to support the baseboard. In this case, using the thin end would be fine. Typically, when installing baseboard in new construction, these types of shims, or shims from another material to closely match the type of flooring expected, are used to raise the baseboard above the sub floor to maintain proper baseboard reveal when finished.
Shellguana7 in new construction we have always had the flooring put in before the baseboard. .. Unless it's in a room getting carpet then it can get put in ahead of time...
That's the right way to do it. I've seen where they try to put in baseboard before wood flooring and it never looks right. Even a gap of 1/16" can make it look bad. My favorite is when they put in base and then tile up to it after the fact. They end up with a grout line against the tile which will likely crack and never looks right. My own house has that... and it was a builder's personal home when built. Just idiotic.
Yeah love it when they tile up to the base too . Idiots lol. Yeah with carpet. . I've only seen 1 company that puts the carpet in without without scratching the fuck out of the door jams and baseboard doing it
me 2 it’s not that they’re idiots, they just don’t know any better. I need my moldings removed and replaced and I also need my two bathrooms, kitchen and dining room tiled and I was going to do the molding first coz they’re just horrible and wait a few months til I have more money to do the tiles but then I was told by the tile guys who came to give me estimates that I need to wait and do all the molding AFTER all the tiling is done coz the molding will lay on top of the tiles. See, I didn’t know that. But now I do. I don’t know much about carpentry or construction or tiling but I’m a fast learner and I love to learn. I’d love to do it all myself, if I knew how and had the tools. I was gonna pay professional painters to paint my entire house, every room. But they wanted thousands so I researched, watched videos here, learned all I could and bought everything I needed and did all the work by myself. I took my time, made sure to protect everything and it came out beautiful. I even had to do a lot of spackling, beforehand and with mesh on holes and lots of sanding. But it all came out beautiful. My hubby was very surprised that his lil 5’ tall 95 lb wife who knows nothing about home improvement actually did a great job. But that’s how I am. If I put my mind to something and am determined to do it, I will find a way. Luckily there are lots of amazing ppl making how to videos on RUclips to help ppl like me. It would be nice tho if I had a friend to help. But when u move to an area where u know nobody, u have no friends, yet.
Put about a 1/4 in thick piece of scrap wood behind the pry bar and don't be lazy to use a utility knife to slice and paint or caulk if any before jamming the pry bar overall good video everyone does it somewhat a lil different.
I wish I had seen this trick before I about killed myself trying to get the base out around my new house when I laid new flooring. Don't you have to be careful to not screw the bolt into the 2x4 that runs along the bottom of the wall or is the bolt short enough that is not an issue?
I’ve been sitting here tearing up my drywall for the past two hours trying to get this baseboard out. Decided to get help from RUclips. Finding your video was a miracle!!! It worked!!!! Thank you so much!
Great video. Our baseboards were put in before tiling installed. Your video gave me this idea: First pry the molding forward (like you do). Then run a big drill bit through the molding (leave it in the molding), grab the pry bar and use the bit to lift the molding out of the trench. Once the bottom of the molding is exposed, just use the pry bar to continue the lifting all the way down the run.
Thanks for the awesome videos. I recently used this "trick" to remove baseboard. As a novice my wife thought for sure I was going to create some damage to the floor and wall. Not the case - keep the videos coming - GREAT STUFF!
Hi I had to remove base board in a half bath I was renovating today. I used your method and it works great! Thanks so much for sharing
Damn Cuz!!! I would have never thought the baseboard was buried that deep. WOW! Nice job extracting the old.
Maaaaan, I run into this issue last night when trying to do this. You're a genius. Thank you very much for this video. You just made my day!
What's your suggestion when installing the new one?
He probably doesn't have one . 😁😁😁😁
Absolutely a Great Tip! Saved me alot of pain and aggravation. I had no idea how far down in there it was. When it didn't come easy, I went YouTubing and Presto!!!Moulding came off. Thanks.
This is a good tip. I'm faced with a similar situation - the builder installed the baseboard before he put the hardwood floors in so now they are recessed about an inch down into the floor. I want to update my baseboards (taller, more decorative) as part of a renovation. I was either going to pull them up (your tip will come in handy) or just cut them flush with the floor and install the new baseboard over it.
Awesome advice..u do some awesome work..I learned a lot from your videos.. thanks again and keep up the good work
Worked great; ours was 1" under the floor line and cut into the door molding on one side. You saved the day!
The baseboard is buried so deep for a single reason, it was originally installed directly to the slab before and later on someone decided to apply a 1" floating underlayer and a 3/4" hardwood over thus the difference shown on the baseboard. Very typical when either homeowner or contractor is trying to save money or cut corners.
I endorse the technical approach for removing the base although I would use something behind the crowbar to protect the walls against marks, same goes for the floors.
All and all great tip and good work, congrats !
you're exactly right. thanks.
Thank you for this!
I've been using a log splitting wedge and serated BBQ tongs for this. 🤣
This will be a much better method.
Great video. What happened after? Did you put the new base board back into the groove, or did you fill the gap?
Another suggestion is a product that is called RapidFit. It is baseboard that goes over existing baseboard. I'm going to take a look at it to see if it might be of use
This is great, thank you! What should I do when the base board is buried into tile grout? I’m going to try this, but it may not work like I’m hoping. But maybe it will! Any suggestions if it doesn’t?
Thanks for the tip. Now what do I do to install? Do I add a small piece between the wall and hardwood floor?
Yes, can float it (if the new baseboard is thick enough to cover the gap in the ground) or put a filler piece below. definitely an issue if the new baseboard is thinner than the old one since now there will be a gap ...
@@MaBuSt I had to use board to fill the space. I have since replaced more baseboard that was tiled upto instead of taken off before installing the flooring.
What a great intro to the video. Really enjoyed. I had a situation last weekend where I had to pull this out by hand. Took me an hr for a couple pieces. Great tip. Now I know.
+aearnest Thanks! Dude I tried everything, its unbelievable how hard it is to get it out. My brother-in-law (camera man) showed me this trick. It works so good.
nice tip. i often use a jambsaw and cut them all flush with the floor. that way i don't have to fiddle with shims when putting in the new base.
I like that idea Max, then you don't have to worry about shims at all :)
Seems like you would go through a ton of blades.?
That is a killer trick to remove base!! Richard rocks!!!
Perfect solution! Thank you for sharing this information.
I was thinking of using a multitool to saw the baseboard at the floor level, keep the lower part of the old baseboard buried, and install a new baseboard on top of it. Which method would be better? What I am suggesting, or what the video shows?
Thank you! You just saved me from so much frustration.
nice i just ran into this issue but i have laminate flooring. When i install the new baseboard should i put it down in the gap where the original one sat? or on top of the flooring, like it should be.
On the corners of that wall when you're pulling off the baseboard are the returns like that because the sheetrock corners are rounded or is that just a certain Style I'm new to installing baseboards and I am going finish carpentry and your videos have it inspired me to go this route. Coming from San Antonio Texas
Great tip thanks so much!! I am now very curious to how I will be able to fill in that space without using a baseboard. Anymore tips ??
"That would be awful if i blew through that drywall" *leaves huge dent in drywall with pry bar*
That wall texture was disgusting anyway
smurfman691 will be covered by new baseboard
@@rolandgee4515 I mean the entire wall is horrible.. Everywhere!
Lol, I was laughing at that too
Put a piece of wood behind the crowbar to prevent denting the drywall
That’s what I’m talking about. Great job brother 👍
Hey am contractors in dallas area love to see a guy having pride in his work. Great job on trim. And crown work. Have question. Is it a over kill in marking ceiling joists and wall studs to shoot your crown in.
most of what I use is ultralite MDF or FJ. I never mark studs or joists. No issues, been doing it for 6 years, Heavier hardwoods would want to mark studs
Amazing! We have run into that exact problem at our home and this is a life saver!
Simple and genius solution!
That's a great idea my attempts have been more futile. I would like to add something to this. It might be a good idea to pilot the hole if your using say a 3/8 lag because the wood may split when drilling it in.
Would like to have heard a precautionary comment about the length of the bolt. If the bolt length was too long in relation to the thickness of the baseboard and the bolt therefore went too deep, going into the wall behind the baseboard, the upward pry would damage that wall area. Not all baseboard trim is the same thickness. Something to keep in mind.
Question on this, I need to do mine as well. Would you recommend hitting the top like you did first to pry it away first or just put the screw in and lift?
Your videos are always super super informative and give such fantastic tips. thanks for sharing. ;-)
thanks!
At first I was thinking, prying up on that bolt would rip through MDF, but it looks like it works! Nice.
Great technique!! My house has this curse... 90% of the trim is buried under hardwood floors. 3 rooms have really, truly, shitty hardwood/craftsmanship that was wasted by being installed by the prior homeowner in his old age (God bless him though). It’s terrible, so it has to come up. It’s the short 3.5” base board and it’s buried below the hardwood AND subfloor. I started to remove it from the first room I remodeled. I began with wanting to just floor over the existing hardwood so I went the hard way with prying it off the wall, splitting it, then digging the lower couple inches out. Then I had to fill and skim the massive amounts of damage. I realized I don’t want to lose anymore floor to ceiling height so I opted to remove the flooring and start fresh which made removal the traditional way a breeze. Anyway... That’s what I’ll do in one of the next rooms. However, a pro had come in after the man passed away and installed very nice hardwood through the hall and into the living room. It’s not my style (but it’s actually worth keeping and sparing the extra cost) and he f’d me over as I am upgrading all trim from the 3.5” to 5.5”. Guess what? It’s also buried, but I don’t want to destroy the nice flooring the house actually has. I’ve been duped. My method destroyed the already shitty flooring and walls, but I wasn’t sure how to protect the good flooring and now I know. That bolt trick. I’ll give it a try!! Thank you, love your videos and pro tips!
i usually take off the shoe mold then take a undercut saw and cut everything off at floor level . just leave the bottom part of the baseboard in to fill in the gap. the new baseboard and shoe mold will hide the rest. Oh you might want to put some tape or construction paper down.
Nice, I didn't know you also dreamed about fishing!
Man you look dead on my brotha Gabe. Feel crazy man, I can’t unsee it . RIP Gucci
Would there be a way to cut flush with the floor and leave the bottom portion of the base behind? I'm going to be going over the walls with 1/4" sheetrock anyway and new baseboard
What about the new baseboard, does it go to the floor like the old one?
Dennis Adams....great question! I'd like to know that to....
Dennis Adams yes the new one then sits flush with the floor. You might have to go with something smaller if you have chair rail on the wall though. You can always strip your own base board too though.
Awesome dream.... You sleep with ur sunglasses on ur head!!!! Lol awesome videos very informative.....
Much love from riverside ca
Nice I learned something new today...great job
How did they go about installing the new floor near the doors? Did they cut the bottom of the door off? If the flooring is that deep I'm assuming the doors are modified somehow...
Super helpful and great idea to pull that baseboard out........Thank You soooo much!!
Awesome tip man. How are you going to install the new baseboards? Flush with the floor??
the floor needs to be replaced. it was all flooded. new flooring should go up to the wall on this project.
+dfw crown Oh ok I see. But let's say that it wasn't flooded and you only needed to replace the baseboards? What's the best way to install the new baseboards. I ask because I have a similar problem?
+Daniel Lopez you would need to put spacers/shims to compensate the gap. and then you would have to do shoe moulding to hide the gap
+dfw crown ok awsome thanks for the tip. And Keep fishing. Hopefully you make a fishing video soon.
Do you have a video to show how you install the new baseboards? I have just realized that the baseboards I want to replace are in this situation (silly former homeowners) and now I am trying to figure out how hard it will be replace after I take them out.
Good job compa good hard worker mas video aprendo mucho de usted gracias
What do you fill the area with?
Truth is baseboards should have been removed before a new floor installation it's called common sense...
Burt Bowers I’m not a licensed carpenter not a professional but I’m installing new floor in a bedroom and yes my common sense told me to remove the shoe base and baseboards before installing
2:31 you already damaged the coating on that drywall. Made a big dent when you should have put a flat metal plate behind to spread out the force further than just the 1.5" of that crowbar.
Nice trick there. I never thought to use a bolt and pry on it. I usually just tap the staples or brads downward and pull that sucker up with my hands. Lol good way to save your hands 👍
Dang that big pry bar into the drywall was nasty
It will take you forever to remove base this way. I flip homes and use the Goldblatt and standard trim puller. Purchased both to see which is better and wound up using both.
This is an excellent video - good camera work and not a lot of unnecessary description. I hate it when people narrate their video like they are speaking to an alien who has never done a handyman project.
Question though: If this floor is being replaced, why are you removing the baseboard first?
Johanna. Don't be too hard on aliens they need to know stuff too, we all have to start somewhere.
are all your drywall corners radiused like that? I never had to trim corners like that. You have 2x the work cutting all those little 22 angles. And what happens when you accidentally hack drywall with that finish. Can you simulate it to fix it Here we have 90s for corners and smooth painted drywall
Very impressive and informative, thanks for sharing.
How do I replace it? I suck at measurements. Is there a place that will just cut a new piece if I bring the old board?
great video i just read other comments found my answer pretty obvious
Great instructions! Thanks for posting.
That would suck did you realize it before or after you bid the job?
awsome trick. great videos!
Thanks- I have that Stanley bar. Ordered a special remover tool from Home Depot for 30$- so I’ll return it when it comes-
nice intro, great content, you Sir are a beast !
click 0:55 to skip my dream :)
haha that was awesome bro. was that fish actually edible? always learn something very helpful in your videos. thanks man 😊
+Erick Rosas thanks man. haha yeah it is edible. but eating a largemouth bass in Texas is sacrilege lol. most people practice catch and release.
Do you or will you recycle those boards? DIY people on a budget may want them to upgrade a room or floor! My home has generic builders grade trim and it’s boring simple profile.
Erick Rosas just bc it’s edible doesn’t mean it’s good lmao.
The dream sequence is the best part - that and the very useful trick to remove buried baseboard. Once again...great instructional vid. Any carpenter - young or old - would do well to subscribe to your channel.
great trick !
Would it be a good idea to cut the old baseboard flush with the floor instead so you have something solid and can get full height on your replacement baseboard?
it would make sense but it would be so annoying to cut it flush for the whole house. I don't recommend it. we shimmed it out when we put new base in. So it was normal height.
If the baseboard was screwed to the wall (it often is in the UK), would that technique still work?
Nice tip. Good info as always.
Thank you for sharing.
I get Wild Nothing on a baseboard video? Niiiiice! 👍🏻
Thanks for the tips. You should focus on getting at least 10 haters by the end of each day 🙌🏼🙃
Wow! How many layers upon layers of flooring in that house did they put? Shows the quality of workmanship in that area for sure... sad to say the least.
This trick is currently saving my sanity!
I can't stand half ass flooring jobs like this. These are the same people who cut tile around a toilet instead of doing it properly.
seephor I totally agree!! Just too bad that people don't put the time into producing a quality end product.
Cheap customers that don't want to pay to have it done correctly are the culprits more often than the craftsman. Which is why I always try to educate my customers...but some of them just don't want to hear it. The key is knowing when to walk away from the ones that want substandard work!!!
@@ihadabadday7709 so you are basically making an excuse for doing a shitty job...nice.
Go take a remedial English class and then reread my comment and your reply, you uneducated moron!!!
Problem is people only pay x amount, and in order to hit that price point, most guys will cut corners.
Awesome video, Thanks!!👍👍👍
Nicely done. Where would we be without leverage!
I usually use a drywall knife to pry against!!!even on the wall
Bro, that was genius 😂
Is there any chance that the hardwood floor can move into the space that was previously taken up by the old baseboard?
I highly doubt it since the floor is ripped down there's no tongue or groove to connect to.
+dfw crown Thanks. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks again for the tip!
Wow, how thick are those hardwood floors that the baseboards are buried so deep? Is there a ply underlay or something?
yes a sub- floor.
dfw crown
Interesting, is that standard in American homes? Here in Germany we only lay a 2mm foam insulation sheet and lay the boards straight on top of that. Great videos by the way.
Kurt Daluege I'm OK
@@FinishCarpentryTV That's is crazy deep!
Good tips!Thanks for sharing!
Exactly what I'm dealing with... But my runs are much longer. Didn't want to buy all new wood either... Contemplating just saying eff it and butt the laminate to them like before. It's just an apt .. I have OCD though lol.
Awesome trick!!
nice tip and nice bass fishing
Thank you very much for uploading this video 🙏🙏
Great tip
nice tip bro...keep them coming....
I just pulled up boards in my guest bed room. This would have saved me alot of dry wall.
EXCELLENT! Thanks for posting this.
No Welcome to the Jobsite. Missed that comment bro 😎
Very cool...hope I never run into floors like that lol.
Someone may of already asked this, but did you do a video on putting the new baseboard up? I just wondered what your technique is for that, to keep it from sliding down into the groove while you are trying to nail it?
It is easiest just to lay down some door shims along the flooring surface to support the baseboard. In this case, using the thin end would be fine. Typically, when installing baseboard in new construction, these types of shims, or shims from another material to closely match the type of flooring expected, are used to raise the baseboard above the sub floor to maintain proper baseboard reveal when finished.
Shellguana7 in new construction we have always had the flooring put in before the baseboard. .. Unless it's in a room getting carpet then it can get put in ahead of time...
That's the right way to do it. I've seen where they try to put in baseboard before wood flooring and it never looks right. Even a gap of 1/16" can make it look bad. My favorite is when they put in base and then tile up to it after the fact. They end up with a grout line against the tile which will likely crack and never looks right. My own house has that... and it was a builder's personal home when built. Just idiotic.
Yeah love it when they tile up to the base too . Idiots lol. Yeah with carpet. . I've only seen 1 company that puts the carpet in without without scratching the fuck out of the door jams and baseboard doing it
me 2 it’s not that they’re idiots, they just don’t know any better. I need my moldings removed and replaced and I also need my two bathrooms, kitchen and dining room tiled and I was going to do the molding first coz they’re just horrible and wait a few months til I have more money to do the tiles but then I was told by the tile guys who came to give me estimates that I need to wait and do all the molding AFTER all the tiling is done coz the molding will lay on top of the tiles. See, I didn’t know that. But now I do. I don’t know much about carpentry or construction or tiling but I’m a fast learner and I love to learn. I’d love to do it all myself, if I knew how and had the tools. I was gonna pay professional painters to paint my entire house, every room. But they wanted thousands so I researched, watched videos here, learned all I could and bought everything I needed and did all the work by myself. I took my time, made sure to protect everything and it came out beautiful. I even had to do a lot of spackling, beforehand and with mesh on holes and lots of sanding. But it all came out beautiful. My hubby was very surprised that his lil 5’ tall 95 lb wife who knows nothing about home improvement actually did a great job. But that’s how I am. If I put my mind to something and am determined to do it, I will find a way. Luckily there are lots of amazing ppl making how to videos on RUclips to help ppl like me. It would be nice tho if I had a friend to help. But when u move to an area where u know nobody, u have no friends, yet.
Put about a 1/4 in thick piece of scrap wood behind the pry bar and don't be lazy to use a utility knife to slice and paint or caulk if any before jamming the pry bar overall good video everyone does it somewhat a lil different.
Yeah i'm waiting to see your video, wheres it at? Don't be lazy and just leave a comment.
Great idea.
My God that is deep how many levels of wood flooring is there
I wish I had seen this trick before I about killed myself trying to get the base out around my new house when I laid new flooring. Don't you have to be careful to not screw the bolt into the 2x4 that runs along the bottom of the wall or is the bolt short enough that is not an issue?
Annony Mouse ,
Yeah, that last part 👍
Rockwell oscillating tool , cut them flush with the floor. Or split it with a wood chisel at the floor. Leave the piece behind the flooring.
how do you fill the gap in flooring to wall?
nice trick. But... What is under that hardwood to make it so deep. I would expect 3/4 inch, not what that house is. thanks............
What if it's that flimsy manufactured board? Seems to break into dust.