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Rant: My brother-in-law, a finish carpenter, told me he never scribes baseboard to tile.
We were working on a kitchen together in Charlotte last week, and he just butted the base to the tile and caulked the gap. He said, 'It's a floating floor, it moves, a scribed piece will crack in a year.' I've always spent hours getting that perfect fit. But he's right, I've gone back to two jobs in the past 6 months where my scribe cracked. It hit different because it came from a guy who's just as picky as me, but in a different trade. How many of you actually scribe to LVP or engineered wood, or do you just leave a consistent gap and caulk?
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kelly_henderson8322d ago
What kind of caulk does he use that can handle that movement without cracking?
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oscar39022d ago
Oh man, been there. For big gaps that move, you gotta use an elastomeric sealant. The stretchy kind, not basic painter's caulk.
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