On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:49:58 -0700, frank megaweege
wrote:

On Aug 27, 4:38 pm, "Noozer" wrote:
"H" wrote in message

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Proper installation of the baseboard also involves caulking...and
subsequent repainting...which I would rather do before the carpet goes in.

Caulking???

Why not just do a proper job to start with?

A good craftsman can get the corners practically perfect. But my
walls aren't perfectly flat. I caulked along the top edge and it
looks nice.
I also caulked the hack jobbed miter cuts because I'm not a good
craftsman. Those look good too.

In Las Vegas, I've watched crews "shape and shim" interior walls
(before sheet rock). They plane the inside stud or add shims (4 ft
+/-). Using a long level they check the walls and fix problems. This
happens in the _Street of Dreams_ homes.

The best book I read (imo) declares caulk as an essential tool/need
for trim!

--
Oren

"I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you."