Wood Molding Installation Guide 1|Page Artistic Finishes, Inc. / 2224 Terminal Road / Roseville, MN 55113 / 888-816-5606 / www.artisticfinishes.
Estimating the Quantity of Molding Required for the Job. Calculate the following: 1. Total lineal feet of Wall Base required for the job: Lineal feet 2. Total lineal feet of Quarter Round required for the job: Lineal feet 3. Total lineal feet of T-Molding will be used: Lineal feet 4. Total lineal feet of Threshold for doorways or against hearths: Lineal feet 5. Total lineal feet of Reducer where hardwood floor adjoins floors of different heights: Lineal feet 6.
Preparation and Installation Tips Preparation Preparation for the installation of hardwood moldings is the same as the preparation for installation of the hardwood floor. Subfloors must be flat and level. “High spots” should be sanded down and “low spots” filled with a highcompressive strength underlayment patch or self-leveling cement compound developed by a reputable manufacturer.
Installing Wall Base Moldings with a Glue Down/Nail Down Floor Application – Borders the wood floor at the base of the wall to give the room a finished look. This molding helps conceal the required expansion space between the wall and the hardwood flooring. It is also sometimes used under cabinet toe kicks. Installation – Wall Base moldings should be installed after the hardwood floor is in place.
Installing Base Shoe Moldings with a Glue Down/Nail Down Floor Application – Used as a transition to vertical surfaces in tight spots where Wall Base will not fit, such as the toe-kick area under cabinets. Also used as a substitute for Quarter Round when a lower profile molding is desired to preserve an existing Wall Base molding. Installation – Base Shoe moldings should be installed after the hardwood floor is in place.
Installing Reducer Moldings with a Glue Down/Nail Down Floor Application – Used to join hardwood floors with floors of different heights such as vinyl, ceramic tile or low pile carpeting. Installation – Artistic Finishes manufactures two types of Reducers. The standard Flush Reducer is for nail down or glue down floors. The Overlap Reducer is designed for floating floor installations. Because of variances in thickness with some manufacturers’ hardwood floors, there are different molding sizes available.
Installing Stair Nose Moldings with a Glue Down/Nail Down Floor Application – The Stair Nose molding combines style and function to create an attractive molding that catches the brunt of floor traffic while enhancing the beauty of a staircase or step. The Stair Nose also provides the proper overhang for a transition from one floor level to the next, such as the step into a sunken living room. Installation – Artistic Finishes manufactures two types of Stair Nosing.
Installing T-Moldings with a Glue Down/Nail Down Floor Application – Commonly used in doorways to join two wood floors in adjoining rooms. Also recommended when making a transition from a wood floor to another floor that is approximately the same height such as ceramic tile. T-Moldings are also used to provide expansion joints when a floor dimension exceeds 40 feet. Installation – Artistic Finishes manufactures T-Moldings to fit floors ranging from ¼ inch in thickness up to ¾ inch.
Floating Floor Molding Installations Artistic Finishes offers a full line of quality hardwood moldings for floating floor applications. The following installation guidelines provide suggestions on how to properly install these moldings for a picture perfect look. Wall Base – The installation instructions for Wall Base moldings on a floating floor are the same as a glue down/nail down floor installation.
Installing Reducer Moldings with a Floating Floor Application – Used to join hardwood floors with floors of different heights such as vinyl, ceramic tile or low pile carpeting. Installation – Artistic Finishes manufactures two types of Reducers. The standard flush Reducer is for nail down or glue down floors. The Overlap Reducer is designed for floating floor installations. Because of variances in thickness with some manufacturers’ hardwood floors, there are different molding sizes available.
Installing Stair Nose Moldings with a Floating Floor Application – The Stair Nose molding combines style and function to create an attractive molding that catches the brunt of floor traffic while enhancing the beauty of a staircase or step. The Stair Nose also provides the proper overhang for a transition from one floor level to the next, such as the step into a sunken living room. Installation – Artistic Finishes manufactures two types of Stair Nosing.
Installing Stair Nose Moldings with a Floating Floor Application – Commonly used in doorways to join two wood floors in adjoining rooms. Also recommended when making a transition from a wood floor to another floor that is approximately the same height such as ceramic tile. T-Moldings are also used to provide expansion joints when a floor dimension exceeds 40 feet. Installation – Artistic Finishes manufactures T-Moldings to fit floors ranging from ¼ inch in thickness up to ¾ inch.
Installing Square Nose Moldings with a Floating Floor Application – Completes the end of floating hardwood floors. Ideal for concealing expansion spaces when the floor runs up to a vertical object that cannot be framed by wall base or quarter round.
