Similarly one may ask, is molding necessary?
While they often go unnoticed, they are essential both for the elegance and functionality of your floors. Transition Molding is also essential from a safety standpoint, as it is necessary to prevent tripping between walking from hard surface to carpeting.
Also, is shoe molding in style? Shoe Molding. This type of molding is a quarter-round strip that is installed to cover the gap between the floor and the baseboard if the floor is uneven. When wall-to-wall carpeting is installed, it’s a neater look to have no shoe molding.
Beside this, what is shoe molding used for?
The main use for shoe molding is to run along the intersection of the baseboard and floor. Using shoe molding gives the floor installer more latitude in their end cuts and also allows the trim carpenter to hide un-level floors.
Is quarter round molding necessary?
The problem is that most types of flooring need a little room around the edges to allow for expansion and contraction. If you leave the base molding in place and install new flooring, you must leave a gap in front of your existing base molding. That space now needs to be covered by quarter round molding.