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Posted by N Hurst on January 16, 2008, 9:59 am
> 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.
>
> --
> Steve B.
> New Life Home Improvement
I'd suggest locating the spots where it's glued wood to wood and
getting a chisel or a suitably thin pry bar and striking downward on
it, so that if it does break a bit, it'll be less likely to tear along
the grain.
-Nathan
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