Flooding Baseboards.....

[NobleCarpetCleaners]

 

[Mikey P]

He probably learned that from Marty...

 

[Acp]

that guy is gonna have a really happy customer when he does that on a cookie cutter house with MDF baseboards and it soaks that water up like a sponge

hell have some swollen baseboards to replace.

 

[hogjowl]

I’ve never ran across those
Yet

 

[Mikey P]

Sure you have, they're everywhere.

You just haven't been told you swelled one, yet.


most wont notice

 

[ruff]

So how do you guys reduce the risk of moisture getting into the base boards?

I know Mike that you suggest to your clients in the prep email to caulk it, but I assume most don't

 

[Todd Slamen]

get the exhaust hose for a sub pump fill with sand tie ends, use to create water day and keep water away from baseboards, strip /clean large areas 1st. next to base dampen towels allow proper dwell time add five minutes agitate by hand and hand dry. very time consuming but efffective

 

[Mikey P]

get the exhaust hose for a sub pump fill with sand tie ends, use to create water day and keep water away from baseboards, strip /clean large areas 1st. next to base dampen towels allow proper dwell time add five minutes agitate by hand and hand dry. very time consuming but efffective

Any photos?

 

[Nomad74]

That was painful to watch.

 

[Bob Pruitt]

Year old video. He's come a long way in the last year. The orek is gone and he has a CRB. His Customers love him.

Ofer asked-
"So how do you guys reduce the risk of moisture getting into the base boards?" I use the tile wand to do edges and Turbo for the rest. I use to tilt the turbo on its edge and that was too much moisture on the baseboards even though it was immediately extracted.

 

[Nomad74]

So how do you guys reduce the risk of moisture getting into the base boards?

I know Mike that you suggest to your clients in the prep email to caulk it, but I assume most don't

I don't know if it's right, but I stay about 2 inches away from the baseboards with the spinner and when applying the tile cleaner. After i'm done cleaning the open areas, I go back on my hands and knees and scrub each grout line that butts up to the wall with a spotting towel soaked in tile cleaner. I then hit it again with a clean towel to wipe up any residue.

 

[Acp]

When I started doing stone/tile I was a rookie and would pre spray the floor all over with a hydroforce, luckily never had any issues.

Now we use a pump sprayer and pump it up just enough to let it pee into the grout lines, then CRB.. usually its more than enough to get the job done for residential

if its really needed well do a light mist over the tile/stone after before extracting.

 

[dealtimeman]

If it’s Mdf they need to sign a waiver. Wood trim won’t get damaged unless left wet a long time.

 

[Mikey P]

When I started doing stone/tile I was a rookie and would pre spray the floor all over with a hydroforce, luckily never had any issues.

Now we use a pump sprayer and pump it up just enough to let it pee into the grout lines, then CRB.. usually its more than enough to get the job done for residential

if its really needed well do a light mist over the tile/stone after before extracting.

Make your stuff up in the bucket and pour it down then move it around with a flat mop

 

[Jimmy L]

Use your vac hose and suck up around the edges

 

[Todd Slamen]

my previous post should have stated water dam not day soory if it didn't make sense

 

[Dolly Llama]

two different kinds of cheap molding

for lack of proper terminology, they break down into two types
sawdust and glue type and compressed paper type

the compressed paper type is the one you have to worry about most .

problem is, it's very difficult to tell when installed


.L.T.A.

 

[hogjowl]

We have Pine here. It’s so plentiful. I guess y’all have so much mdf because of shipping costs.

 

[Nomad74]

We have Pine here. It’s so plentiful. I guess y’all have so much mdf because of shipping costs.

Good morning. I'm full of piss and vinegar today.

 

[hogjowl]

That’s not what you’re full of ...

 

[Nomad74]

That’s not what you’re full of ...

Ha! I got up early to get some paperwork done. I was dragging last night and went to bed early. My last job was bad. I thought about making a new thread about it but I'll just post here since i'm lazy. You know what, this is turning out good. I'm making a new thread.

As for the tile video. Is that guy here? I don't know who he is. Sorry if I offended you by saying that was painful to watch. But it was. Glad to hear you're improving on your method.

 

[Mikey P]

On my recent new install/construction mess job I advised the home owner to have their painter seal up below the MDF base board with clear silicone. I knew I was going to have to get the floor very wet, so I was glad the took my advise.

The shine of the silicone bugged me and got me wondering if SGA would be applicable.

 

[Dolly Llama]

wondering if SGA would be applicable.

SGA ??

I'm sure it's not what I'm thinking

www.sgammo.com/


..L.T.A.

 

[Dolly Llama]

We have Pine here. It’s so plentiful. I guess y’all have so much mdf because of shipping costs.

come on, PokeChop
the only thing you know about construction is pounding in tomato stakes ......

..L.T.A.

 

[Mikey P]

https://www.thegroutstore.com/produ...grout-additive-caulk-and-silicone-replacement

 

[hogjowl]

come on, PokeChop
the only thing you know about construction is pounding in tomato stakes ......

..L.T.A.

I did fire restoration and flooring the first decade of my business.