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Default How to edge stone flooring at the wall's edge?

On Sunday, July 21, 2013 6:49:29 PM UTC-4, nestork wrote:
'Robert Macy[_2_ Wrote:

;3095324'][note google has again goofed up my access to Usenet so I will


not be able to respond timely]




We have stone flooring that butts against the drywall.


Not sure, but think the stone is over thin masonite-like layer, over


some soft layer, over slab concrete. At the edge, it appears they


originally put in grout, but that grout crumbles out easily, plus


painting the wall down to the flooring does NOT make a nice edge.


What caluking, or something like that, can I use to make the transition


pliable to not crack in the future, yet hard enough to resemble grout?




The drywall extends behind the stone tiles [stone tiles are 1/2 inch


thick] and most of the original grouting is cracked and crumbling out.


Worst construction technique I've seen in a long time, but I have to


change it. Just don't know how.




At the metal sliding doors, I plan on using clear, since overlap won't


show and the crack is dark enough to match the doors.




The stone is patterned, but generally, light cream colored limestone out


of Turkey.




What about nailing a baseboard to the wall?



+1

Baseboard/molding is how it's typically done because it works
and it looks good.