Why Use Quarter Round Molding Carpeting

Like quarter round pieces shoe molding has a curved edge and is used as a transition piece between flooring materials and adjoining walls.

Why use quarter round molding carpeting.

Shoe molding is another trimming option to use along walls and baseboards. Shoe molding is much the same as quarter round having the same 90 angle on the backside but instead of being a perfect quarter radius its profile is a bit more squat. He does not have to be as carefull cutting if he has an extra 1 2 inch provided by the 1 4 round. Both types of molding are very similar.

Most baseboards come in a 9 16 width or less. Base shoe and quarter round are almost identical. In some situations they can be used interchangeably but they both have their own specific uses as well. As mentioned previously adding shoe molding serves to hide dips and valleys in the floor that the straight baseboard bottom accentuates.

So for those people living in places not relegated to the size of a box you must use quarter round to cover an expansion gap for hardwood floors. He may be trying to speed up the process of laying the floor yes you do need expansion room for the flooring to expand but between the space normally there where the sheetrock meets the wall and the baseboard it should be enough without the 1 4 round. Some put the base molding down first then carpet others put the carpet down then base molding and sometimes base shoe but i find it a bit unsightly. Quarter round shown in two sizes in the picture on the left and the right is exactly as its name implies one quarter of a round dowel.

The repercussion of not installing at the correct gap length is way more expensive and looks way worse then installing a quarter round base to your molding. Unlike quarter round molding the curve of shoe molding is less pronounced. The length that the quarter round protrudes from the wall is the same as its height. Quarter round is inappropriate base shoe is the proper stuff but not with carpet.

Shoe molding would look better than quarter round. While quarter round can be installed along the bottom of baseboard trim carpenters and homeowners tend to prefer the sleeker look of shoe molding which is taller and narrower than its curved. She molding is typically 3 4 tall by 1 2 thick. It has a 90.