Baseboards & Trim in Tampa Bay

Not always, but it is usually the better result. If the existing baseboard is in good shape and the new floor is a similar height to the old one, it can often stay. If the new floor is taller or shorter, or the baseboard is damaged from the old floor coming out, replacing it is what gets you a flush, finished edge instead of a gap covered with shoe moulding. We will tell you which situation your rooms are in when we measure.

Shoe moulding, or quarter-round, is the thin strip that sits in the corner where the baseboard meets the floor. It is a legitimate detail and some people prefer the look. It is also commonly used to hide a floor that was cut short of the wall. If you want it, we will install it. If you do not, we install the baseboard flush to the new floor so you do not need it.

Yes — stair nosing and treads in the same material as the floor, so the staircase reads as a continuation rather than a separate surface. Stairs are the part of a flooring job most often left to last and done worst, and mismatched nosing in a near-enough colour looks worse than a deliberate contrast. We would rather do the stairs at the same time as the floor.

That depends on how much height the new floor adds, and it is something we check while measuring rather than discover on install day. Interior doors sometimes need trimming at the bottom. Exterior thresholds occasionally need adjusting. Either way you hear about it in the quote, not when a door starts dragging.

Baseboards, trim and stair work are part of how we finish a flooring installation. If you are after trim carpentry with no flooring involved, call and ask — but a finish carpenter is likely a better fit, and we would rather say so.

Hillsborough and Pinellas: Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon, Largo, Town ’n’ Country, Riverview, Palm Harbor, Pinellas Park, Wesley Chapel, Odessa and Gibsonton.