Sir Topham Hatt wrote:
Hi,
I can't seem to find a definitive answer to this age old question, should a shoe
molding be nailed to the baseboard or to the hardwood floor?

From what I could find out with a Google search, There are 2 theories on this:

1) If you nail it to the floor, no gap will appear between the shoe and the
floor if the floor sags. The downside is, when the hardwood floor expands and
contracts (normal winter, summer movement), it will crack the paint seam between
the shoe and the baseboard

2) If you nail it to the baseboard, the paint seam will not crack when the
hardwood floor expands and contracts, but a gap will appear if the floor sags.

Did I get this right?



thxs

Kind of simple, do you nail the baseboard to the
floor? no. So why would you nail the shoe to the
floor. The floor is suppose to be independent.
You shouldn't plan for something that isn't
suppose to happen (floor sagging).