Do Baseboards Have to be Removed to Install Laminate Flooring? | Ep. 160

<p>Laminate flooring is a cost-friendly way to update the look of your floors, but when installing it, you have to take into account the space it needs against baseboards. </p> <p>This type of flooring floats on top of the floor’s surface, so over time, it will expand and contract with changes in temperatures. Before installing it, you need to leave a quarter-inch gap between the floorboards and the wall.</p> <p>Normally in a remodeling situation, you don’t have the opportunity to put laminating flooring down before installing baseboards because you’re just removing the floor and utilizing the same baseboards. </p> <p>You don’t have to remove baseboards to install laminate flooring. All you need to do is...</p> <p>For more information, listen to this segment on the Today’s Homeowner Podcast. (Skip to 21:22)</p> <p>Also on this episode:</p> <ul> <li>Best Base for a Plastic Shed</li> <li>Get Granite Countertops with the Sticker Shock</li> <li>A Caller's Trick for Painting Doors</li> </ul>