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Steve

16/01/2008 2:42 PM

How to remove glued-on quarter-round from baseboard?

My client wants to put carpet down over his hardwood floors. (Yeah, I
know, he's an idiot.) As a first step, he wants the quarter-round removed
from the baseboard.

The quarter-round is glued on, not nailed. Arrrgh!

A good bit of it just popped off, since glue doesn't stick well to paint.
Where he hit bare wood with the glue, though, a big chunk of the baseboard
is coming off with the quarter-round. I stopped when the second chuck came
off, and I have to give him a recommendation.

Any suggestions how to proceed? I know the carpet will hide a good bit of
the damage, but I want to give him a good job. I guess I can fill it with
putty, but the carpet guys are coming next week, and I don't have forever.

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Steve B.
New Life Home Improvement


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Mike O.

in reply to Steve on 16/01/2008 2:42 PM

16/01/2008 7:10 PM

On 16 Jan 2008 14:42:38 GMT, Steve <[email protected]> wrote:

>Any suggestions how to proceed? I know the carpet will hide a good bit of
>the damage, but I want to give him a good job. I guess I can fill it with
>putty, but the carpet guys are coming next week, and I don't have forever.

The only thing I can think of would be to use some kind of wide thin
bladed tool and drive it between the shoe and the base from above. A
wide putty knife or painters tool maybe....


Mike O.


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