ᐅ Install baseboards later due to screed and joint formation?

ypg schrieb:

So, 1. you usually consider something like this beforehand (problem with furnishing),
2. you leave that area out because it’s not necessary.

Sometimes I wonder whether your posts just come across as snarky, or if that’s really your tone.

If these kinds of questions annoy you, then just don’t respond, because it doesn’t help me at all.

Yaso2.0 schrieb:

If questions like these annoy you, then just don’t reply, because it doesn’t help me at all in the first place.

What do you want? Information or just small talk?
Your question:

Yaso2.0 schrieb:

but for example, you can’t just move our Pax corner wardrobe, which was also secured to the wall.

… is answered here. Question and answer.

ypg schrieb:

you leave that area out because it’s not necessary.

Sorry that no one else is turning your question into a huge discussion that wastes your time.
And yes, because of feedback like yours, I keep my information short and to the point 🙁

Don’t take it too hard, it’s warm, and some people are just generally frustrated, sometimes because they don’t get Amazon vouchers for volunteering in a forum. Oh well...

But basically, that’s true. Your baseboard adhesive won’t pull all the cabinets off the wall. It will just stick right up to the cabinets and that’s it.
Besides, you shouldn’t have placed your cabinets directly against the wall anyway. If there’s about 4cm (1.5 inches) of space, as recommended, the adhesive might be able to be worked behind the cabinets.

One reason I preferred to take the risk of having a small gap between the floor and baseboard after a year, or at worst having to redo a corner, is that dealing with fully furnished rooms is too much hassle. No thanks.
My neighbor waited too, and I bet he still won’t have baseboards installed in three years. The motivation to turn a furnished room back into a construction site is generally very low.

xMisterDx schrieb:

But basically, that’s how it is.

Unfortunately, our floor fitter didn’t really give us a choice; it was decided from the start that the baseboards wouldn’t be installed, and I have to admit that I completely trusted his statements and opinion because he is the professional, not me 🙂

But alright, now I know, and the baseboards will only go where they can. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have any baseboards at all for the next three years 😀 😀

I find it absurd to accept years of really poor aesthetics (no trim) just to avoid the risk of a bad appearance (gap between the trim and the floor).

It’s similar to the electrical junction boxes for roller shutters/blinds. The amount of low-quality work I’ve seen with spring covers or blank boxes "just in case you might need access." Sure, if you ever need access, you can open the box and cover it up afterward, but not with preemptive caution. That permanently looks bad.

guckuck2 schrieb:

I find the reasoning absurd—accepting really poor appearance for years (no baseboards) just to avoid the risk of a poor appearance (gap between baseboard and floor).

It’s like the electrical junction boxes for roller shutters/blinds. The kind of shoddy work you see with snap-on covers or blank covers, “because you might need to access it someday.” Sure, IF you ever need to access it, you pry the box open and cover it afterward—but not with preemptive compliance. That just looks bad permanently.

To be honest, we never really thought about it, since we completely trusted what the floor installer told us.

The floor installer didn’t mention a gap, but (as I understood it at the time) said that residual moisture in the screed first affects the baseboards, since they absorb water and can swell, which might prevent the floor covering from settling properly and cause waves in the floor.

Honestly, I can no longer remember exactly how much he explained or whether some of it came from my constant “oh no, what if” thoughts.

There’s nothing to change now, though—after the vacation, it’s time to get to work 🙂