Thanks for taking the time to explain even the smallest details. I’m glad I chose to watch this video. I can now attempt to install myself, instead of waiting for someone else to do it.
I kept TELLING the guys I work with that simply SCORING it was doing NOTHING. That rubber trim would always fight back and pull back and NEVER give the adhesive enough time to dry and grab. Their suggestion was "use the tape to hold it"... 😐😑*sigh* THANK YOU for proving that the "lesser experienced girl" 😏 on the team wasn't out of her little mind for making suggestions similar to your ideas! 💪🏼🤙🏼
Thanks for this great instructional video. I have 200 feet of cove base to install as a beginner and there are about 10 corners on the walls, plus 4 square pillars to wrap. After watching your video, I feel confident that I can do an excellent job. I really appreciate the hot glue tip. Thanks for your help, Southern Boy! From a northern Canadian girl!
Did a lot of Cove base in 95-97, my uncle gave me a gouge tool that could be adjusted for depth, used pencil to mark corner then ran the gouge tool down pencil line, pre-bent base, we also used hot melt glue, I’ve done it the way you showed here and many times went through face, which was fine using 4’ pieces but when it was a 100’ roll, not good (I still have that gouge, sharpened it a couple times) thanks for the time and effort you put into your videos, totally appreciated
I was in the trade for 10 years ,got out of it to be a rigger for the past 5 years but I'm going back in .....I've watched all your videos as of refresher !!! Your very skilled , thanks all the way from Alberta Canada
After more than 30 years in the business I'll tell you one of my best dirty tricks. When using electric staplers on dark carpet ( base or stairs) . I used to black out the back of the clip of staples with a sharply before putting them in stapler. If the stay silver they shine like stars at night on dark carpet.
Makes total sense. I've been at flooring for 5 years only and I've never done this before, I'll do it tomorrow and with this technique I feel ready for the job. I didn't know how to do the corner cut with a knife, now I know. Thanks!
ive used the grooving tool Crain 532 Topset Cove Base Gouge on my outside corners for about 25 years works perfect every time... i then fold them 180 and hit them with a heat gun, then let them cool, usually hold a tight 90 then glue of your choice ... hot, contact , super, double sided tape
Professional job. I've seen the pam glue gun used on cove base that I've replaced numerous times. That said, guy in vid knows what he can get away with. I've never used hot glue for this...instead I always run sort of a thick bead straight up the corner, stopping 3/4 the way up, push it to the wall, and then massage the excess up if needed, like a reservoir. Works sooo good
Dude nice video! I've been watching all sorts of other "experts" on how to do it but you showed real actual expertise at your craft. Thanks for helping my project along!
Good video- about like most of us were taught when starting out- the traditional starting point. After doing a few miles of this, I developed a technique of just marking the back of the base, get a good tight fold at that line and cut the line out with one stroke of the knife (As Kyle said- avoid cutting the very top and very bottom) you'll get a feel for the depth very quickly. We used a 4" base knife with the top and bottom tooth cut off and spreading glue on the walls gives much better adhesion and eliminates movement- also important to pull the toe out while pushing down to keep the toe contour matching the straight runs.
Thank you for this. I'm doing a small home project, and I wasn't sure how to handle the corners that I have to wrap the vinyl molding around. Your very detailed instructions are extremely helpful (that hot glue temporary hold is ingenious - I never would have thought of that). You gave me the confidence to know I can come out the other side with a job that will actually look good.
Thank you so much for your tips and tricks. The hot glue gun was a surprise but whatever it takes to make it look good. Glad you mentioned it’s just to help, not to hold. Great video!
Very interesting method! I’m a floorlayer from the UK and what you call cove base we call Sit On skirting, we also use Set In which has a larger foot that gets welded to your vinyl/linoleum. I don’t usually wrap my corners with sit on, I find the foot becomes tight and I don’t like the way it looks. So instead of scoring the back I’d cut down with my blade angled so it sticks out maybe 2 or 3mm. Use scribes to mark the other side furthest from you, and then trim to the piece you’ve already cut
I’ve seen alot of helpers ruin alot of covebase using the knife, using gouge is a time and material saving technique. And the hot glue is the best method for outside corners
Thank you so much for your videos! Is there an advantage to using the 4-foot sections vs a roll? I've never installed cove base before and am worried I won't be able to get all of the unions to look nice. The room I'm working in has long spans (24' x 30').
That's the best way I've found..been doing base for awhile, an dude whose mentioned using heat..works great also but only time I use it is when u get those tiny wrappes like half inch..always found they never stick unless u get handy torch melt it down an cold shock it..an it stays that form..great video man..always enjoy watching your vids..must of both had the same teachers..but I've found few things you have done diff that works better,an I'm sure I could show u couple things that work better also..cheers..
Jeremy Gibson thank you sir, if I see a corner coming up I will make sure that my corner does not fall with just a half inch wrap and if it does I will work that out into the next inside corner, I won’t have just a Half inch wrap, just because they are problematic to get to stick , thank you for your feedback, I enjoy hearing other people’s views
The elevator has just gone up in figuring out why the gaps between the drywall & floor do not need to filled! Its a sealed product! The girls & myself are now leaving for Lowe's (arrgh!), then we'll be back to watch your tutorial again & again till we're ready to try again. BTW, I'm using a chisel to skim moulding for the corners - no upper body strength & an expensive manicure. Thanks!
very nice, I haven't met anyone that like coving, lol, I despise it. I was a boilermaker for 25 years before I did flooring and when using a metal break for fabricating when you make a bend you mark it 1/2 the thickness of the material away, so thats how I always think about it as you was trying to display on the camera. A lot of times in a live office or something I have to take all my measurements and prep my base in another area so I been known to maybe forget what side I meant to cut on, lol. I have used a heat gun to soften the material, and on occasions used the hot glue gun, and even clamps as Thermal 15 said, but have yet to try the torch and water, but have often thought on trying it. I have used preformed corners before, sounds good, but once was enough for me, wont use those again, you know how corners are just about like snow flakes, they are all just a little different and a perfect factory preformed 90 just looks bad. Great job as always.
I always tell the new guys to mark the edge at the corner, and then cut the gap a little short of the width of the base further in the direction you're working. In other words, don't cut the corner like a miter (right at the corner); it should be at the beginning of the new wall (almost like a return). Picture marking the edge with a tiny scribe, and the cut goes between the lines rather than at the corner line. Hinge the base around the corner like two butt joints as opposed to having the cut sit at the 45. Otherwise your corners will not stay tight and will pull apart from the straight pieces on both walls. Also, for about $7, you can get a cove base gouge that takes a lot of the trial and error out of the knife work if you don't have the touch yet! For $3, you can get a spreader nozzle for the adhesive that helps too. I don't know if any of that makes sense in writing, but it sure helps reduce the problems on site!
@@FloorsbySouthernboys We are an often times underappreciated and underpaid trade, my friend! Nice of you to take the time to show a few tricks and help some folks out. ...and not show the wrong way! 😁
Is that the traxx 300 watt? What kind of glue sticks do you recommend? I'm in the middle of 1,500 ft w pillars, lots of pillars .This tip is saving me right now, I just need a quality gun.
Almost 12 hours later the moulding is still holding up nicely in the tiny bathroom I did myself w/the dogs watching from inside the bathtub. Roberts base cove adhesive is waterproof, however, for added protection I smoothed more adhesive on both top & bottom edges of moulding for a tight seal to the floor & wall to prevent mold & mildew. Before doing so, I went ahead w/spraying expandable insulation foam in the 1" gaps between the floor & drywall to bond with. In addition, the girls & I became absolutely convinced the gaps needed to be filled to prevent hostile enemies from invading while showering. We believe critters have unknown abilities such as crawling out to open shower doors. The only issue I still have is whether to cut or bend moulding for a 1/2" x 1 1/2" corner between the bathroom door & linen closet door. Any suggestions?
Hi, I'm installing base in my garage on new painted walls. The paint is semigloss enamel. Do I need to prep it before applying my base?. I'm using Mapei ECO 575
have you used the Bon 14-585 Cove Base Groover? if so can you make a quick video on how to use it? I have alot of install to do and have done the trick you used before and im not great at it haha i tend to cut through it.
Floors by Southern Boys 🎣 🦗 🚫 🦨 Thanks for for sharing your knowledge and experience on installing a vinyl corner here on TH-cam. Fo’ real ! I like those 2- 45* angle back cuts and the hot glue to hold it in place. Menards Powergrab adhesive just wouldn’t set up fast enough. Instant Subscriber because you helped me out too
Use a wet rag to spread the glue, it will make your life easier, just a little advice OK? Complements of HP CARPET SVS on Anchorage Alaska and keep up the good work.👍🏼
hey i;m going to put covebase in my basement. there was flood cuts on my way. some are 3-4 inch cuts. i def have to patch with small drywall pieces in order for the covebase to have something to hold onto.
Ryan Trimble I’m sorry about that, if you do not have a cove base gun then you will be spreading The adhesive on with a trial, and yes you pretty much cover the whole backing of the base
We, women, w/boney knees just ran into a problem. Is there a tool to hold the moulding place while the adhesive drives or something we can use to flatten the moulding onto the wall? Or can you come to NM to do it for us?
@@FloorsbySouthernboys Hmmm, proper adhesive. I bought a couple of those tips you are using, but they didn't fit. That Lowe's guy is going to get jacked up for this!
www.tools4flooring.com/crain-197-comfort-knees-knee-pads-p-398.html. They’re pretty comfortable but if you’re going to be in this for a lifetime I would definitely recommend pro knees
I use a soldering torch. After i pear out the corner i soften the cove with a flame on the back side. Then quickly fold it tight and dip it in a bucket of cold water. The cove retains a perfect 45° that will never peel away.
thermal 15 I have seen people do this on TH-cam and it looks like it does work awesome so by no means am I doubting you I guess everybody just has their own ways of doing things
FloorsbySouthernboys ive only ever done coving once and it was turning into a horror show. I had clamps on my corners and crap pressed up against the wall trying to keep the corner tight till the glue set. I consider myself pretty capable and handy but i was losing badly and starting to feel panicky. I tried the torch and it worked. Hope nobody ever asks me to do it again i agree with y'all coving sucks lol.
thermal 15 when I was 19 there were some fellow installers at the carpet store I was working out of that called me the cove base king LOL, sure didn’t make me like it though I still hate it to this day and I’m fixing to be 41
FloorsbySouthernboys i guess you always had the knack for it. That's why you do it the way it was supposed to be done and i do it the cheater way. Necessity is the mother of invention as they say.
Enjoyed the video and admired your work very much. The only point of clarification I sought was your mention of exactly where the scribe line was placed. From the angle and from your immediate 'correction' of scribe point, I am assuming you went just a hair inside the edge. In other words, not on the edge but just before it. I gave the thumbs up. P.S. I love seeing new stuff. That '3 row' adhesive gun was a wow.
J. Morrison I actually Scribe just passed the corner rather than just to the inside of the corner, the reason for that being Is if you go to the inside of the corner and cut it then when you fold around it will pull a gap from your adjoining end as in this video the right hand side, so you must cut your corner a little I mean just a fraction further than what it actually should be or else it will pull your base when you wrap it , I tried to stress that in the video, good luck and thank you for the compliments
@@FloorsbySouthernboys Gotcha. I forgot that I was looking at bottom view while you were holding it. I tried a few places other than a 'blue' big box store for that nifty '3 row' applicator. all they have is a '6 row' thin bead style one. One other question if I may probe your experience, I'm about to use a vinyl type adhesive from a caulk tube, is that better / same or worse than the canned baseboard adhesive for cabinet bases? When I seen how many tip video's you have, I just had to subscribe. Thanks guys, always cool to see talent share their knowledge.
J. Morrison The Ken Glue you’re talking about is probably a contact cement Which is not a good idea to put on cove base with that it will tear your sheet rock all up whenever you have to remove it, if you don’t have the big caulk gun like I’ve got in this video use the regular size tubes in a regular caulking gun with the cove base adhesive that intended for the cove base. By the way thanks for subbing appreciate it buddy 🤗 and I hope you can get help from these videos
I us a utility knife a torch and super glue ,when you bend the corner it does not show a line on the corner and push down on the toe around the corner been doing 20 years 😎👍🇺🇸
Today we laid 5 pieces of vinyl. Tomorrow I'm supposed to go by myself and lay the cove base by myself. I'm going to try and mimic this video!! Thanks for making it! Any tips on inside corners? I'm a beginner and need all the help i can get!!!
ColoradoAwesomeSauce What did you found my other video where at Duke of base so that’s pretty much all I can do is just to have you watch that has that pretty much explains everything, just don’t doubt yourself and have confidence in what you’re doing, you will be just fine
Use your torch to heat bend in base an a cold wet hand towel to cool the base quickly!! Be careful not to scorch base!! I had a cove base wagon I made to carry base, an opening for adhesive, holder for torch so you don't knock it over!!
It’s specifically for this cove base, it is a cove base gun not a caulking gun and you just buy the disposable nozzles that has three holes in them separately
thanks for your help, I live in california and I have to give a quote and I do not know how to charge for installing it by foot? I am waiting for your prompt response. thanks again
FloorsbySouthernboys a “cove gouge” is the best way to handle outside corners however for home owners only doing this work occasionally doing the back cut is okay since they have time to do it once vs a contractor everyday.
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Thanks for taking the time to explain even the smallest details. I’m glad I chose to watch this video. I can now attempt to install myself, instead of waiting for someone else to do it.
You’re welcome, good luck
I kept TELLING the guys I work with that simply SCORING it was doing NOTHING. That rubber trim would always fight back and pull back and NEVER give the adhesive enough time to dry and grab. Their suggestion was "use the tape to hold it"...
😐😑*sigh*
THANK YOU for proving that the "lesser experienced girl" 😏 on the team wasn't out of her little mind for making suggestions similar to your ideas! 💪🏼🤙🏼
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You arent cutting it properly enough, when it flexes back up i remove more until its a perfect 90 degree
I’ve done cove base a handful of times now for this company and no one here knew how to do inside corners. Thank you! Extremely helpful
Thanks for this great instructional video. I have 200 feet of cove base to install as a beginner and there are about 10 corners on the walls, plus 4 square pillars to wrap. After watching your video, I feel confident that I can do an excellent job. I really appreciate the hot glue tip. Thanks for your help, Southern Boy! From a northern Canadian girl!
Jocelyn M Brooks Awesome, thank you, and I’m sure you will do great. I’m really glad it was helpful
Did a lot of Cove base in 95-97, my uncle gave me a gouge tool that could be adjusted for depth, used pencil to mark corner then ran the gouge tool down pencil line, pre-bent base, we also used hot melt glue, I’ve done it the way you showed here and many times went through face, which was fine using 4’ pieces but when it was a 100’ roll, not good (I still have that gouge, sharpened it a couple times) thanks for the time and effort you put into your videos, totally appreciated
I was in the trade for 10 years ,got out of it to be a rigger for the past 5 years but I'm going back in .....I've watched all your videos as of refresher !!! Your very skilled , thanks all the way from Alberta Canada
Jeffrey Molinelli Man it’s awesome, welcome back and thank you for the compliment
He is awsome
You sir are a master! Glad to know there are still people who take pride in their work AND are willing to help others. God bless!
Thank you
Said to the white guy…. 😂 if he was brown or black you would be complaining about how long it’s taking him😂😂😂🖕🏽
After more than 30 years in the business I'll tell you one of my best dirty tricks. When using electric staplers on dark carpet ( base or stairs) . I used to black out the back of the clip of staples with a sharply before putting them in stapler. If the stay silver they shine like stars at night on dark carpet.
Thanks! I started on a wall doing it all wrong, and now I know how. Thanks for the video, great explanation.
Awesome 👏
Makes total sense. I've been at flooring for 5 years only and I've never done this before, I'll do it tomorrow and with this technique I feel ready for the job. I didn't know how to do the corner cut with a knife, now I know. Thanks!
Edgar Castaneda Awesome, good luck buddy
ive used the grooving tool Crain 532 Topset Cove Base Gouge on my outside corners for about 25 years works perfect every time... i then fold them 180 and hit them with a heat gun, then let them cool, usually hold a tight 90 then glue of your choice ... hot, contact , super, double sided tape
Solid demonstration. Easy to follow steps, clear instructions and thorough details. Super helpful- Much appreciated
Peter Booth 👍
Professional job. I've seen the pam glue gun used on cove base that I've replaced numerous times. That said, guy in vid knows what he can get away with. I've never used hot glue for this...instead I always run sort of a thick bead straight up the corner, stopping 3/4 the way up, push it to the wall, and then massage the excess up if needed, like a reservoir. Works sooo good
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Dude nice video! I've been watching all sorts of other "experts" on how to do it but you showed real actual expertise at your craft. Thanks for helping my project along!
elementboy212 You’re welcome, good luck
Good video- about like most of us were taught when starting out- the traditional starting point. After doing a few miles of this, I developed a technique of just marking the back of the base, get a good tight fold at that line and cut the line out with one stroke of the knife (As Kyle said- avoid cutting the very top and very bottom) you'll get a feel for the depth very quickly. We used a 4" base knife with the top and bottom tooth cut off and spreading glue on the walls gives much better adhesion and eliminates movement- also important to pull the toe out while pushing down to keep the toe contour matching the straight runs.
L Sube Thank you
Exactly I was taught his way when I first started I just score it and get a lose fold and cut the score carefully without ripping through the front
A outside corner takes me about 2 minutes
I installed my first base watching your video thanks man🎉
Awesome
Yup. Works. Use a glue gun with a high volume fast output so you have time to install before it starts to cool.
Thank you for this. I'm doing a small home project, and I wasn't sure how to handle the corners that I have to wrap the vinyl molding around. Your very detailed instructions are extremely helpful (that hot glue temporary hold is ingenious - I never would have thought of that). You gave me the confidence to know I can come out the other side with a job that will actually look good.
Best outside corner video I've seen. Thank you, appreciate it.
deemoshi You’re welcome and thank you for watching
Thank you so much for your tips and tricks. The hot glue gun was a surprise but whatever it takes to make it look good. Glad you mentioned it’s just to help, not to hold. Great video!
Yw
Great video. Thanks for taking it step by step on doing outside corners with the cove base.
Thank you sir, I’m glad you enjoyed it
Very interesting method! I’m a floorlayer from the UK and what you call cove base we call Sit On skirting, we also use Set In which has a larger foot that gets welded to your vinyl/linoleum. I don’t usually wrap my corners with sit on, I find the foot becomes tight and I don’t like the way it looks. So instead of scoring the back I’d cut down with my blade angled so it sticks out maybe 2 or 3mm. Use scribes to mark the other side furthest from you, and then trim to the piece you’ve already cut
Joe Singleton sounds interesting
I do exactly the same. That way you have a decent looking mitre at the foot I also use f60 contact adhesive.
I’ve seen alot of helpers ruin alot of covebase using the knife, using gouge is a time and material saving technique. And the hot glue is the best method for outside corners
Thank u so much for ur time to make this video...I would've never thought about a glue glue ...I alway use a Staple gun for those corners
You’re welcome buddy, glad to help
Thank you so much for your videos! Is there an advantage to using the 4-foot sections vs a roll? I've never installed cove base before and am worried I won't be able to get all of the unions to look nice. The room I'm working in has long spans (24' x 30').
Thank you for the video , greetings from Brooklyn New York 👍😎😎thank you for helping
You’re welcome glad it was able to help
Great video, thanks. But doesn't the cove at the bottom remain vertical when you bend it around the corner like that?
I love that southern accent! 😍
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Good information, very easy to understand.
Thank you and I hope it helps
Excellent tip ! Thanks for sharing !
That's the best way I've found..been doing base for awhile, an dude whose mentioned using heat..works great also but only time I use it is when u get those tiny wrappes like half inch..always found they never stick unless u get handy torch melt it down an cold shock it..an it stays that form..great video man..always enjoy watching your vids..must of both had the same teachers..but I've found few things you have done diff that works better,an I'm sure I could show u couple things that work better also..cheers..
Jeremy Gibson thank you sir, if I see a corner coming up I will make sure that my corner does not fall with just a half inch wrap and if it does I will work that out into the next inside corner, I won’t have just a Half inch wrap, just because they are problematic to get to stick , thank you for your feedback, I enjoy hearing other people’s views
The elevator has just gone up in figuring out why the gaps between the drywall & floor do not need to filled! Its a sealed product! The girls & myself are now leaving for Lowe's (arrgh!), then we'll be back to watch your tutorial again & again till we're ready to try again. BTW, I'm using a chisel to skim moulding for the corners - no upper body strength & an expensive manicure. Thanks!
Ed McD 😲 I wish you luck
Great instructions! You are an awesome educator 😊
Cathy B thank you
Excellent advice. Thank you.
Your welcome
Figured out how to bend & mitre cut for the tiny tight corner! Looks great w/tile & Pergo! Thanks for the help ...
Ed McD 👍
Man those corners look great. I. Still into perfection like u fella
Awesome
Currently working on a school building, this helped a lot!
Where can I find your 3 spout caulking attachment ? Thanks for the video !
I'm so thankful for your video! Very helpful. Thank you! ❤
very nice, I haven't met anyone that like coving, lol, I despise it. I was a boilermaker for 25 years before I did flooring and when using a metal break for fabricating when you make a bend you mark it 1/2 the thickness of the material away, so thats how I always think about it as you was trying to display on the camera. A lot of times in a live office or something I have to take all my measurements and prep my base in another area so I been known to maybe forget what side I meant to cut on, lol. I have used a heat gun to soften the material, and on occasions used the hot glue gun, and even clamps as Thermal 15 said, but have yet to try the torch and water, but have often thought on trying it. I have used preformed corners before, sounds good, but once was enough for me, wont use those again, you know how corners are just about like snow flakes, they are all just a little different and a perfect factory preformed 90 just looks bad. Great job as always.
Titan_363 I agree with you on the premade corners, I don’t like them either
I always tell the new guys to mark the edge at the corner, and then cut the gap a little short of the width of the base further in the direction you're working. In other words, don't cut the corner like a miter (right at the corner); it should be at the beginning of the new wall (almost like a return). Picture marking the edge with a tiny scribe, and the cut goes between the lines rather than at the corner line. Hinge the base around the corner like two butt joints as opposed to having the cut sit at the 45. Otherwise your corners will not stay tight and will pull apart from the straight pieces on both walls.
Also, for about $7, you can get a cove base gouge that takes a lot of the trial and error out of the knife work if you don't have the touch yet! For $3, you can get a spreader nozzle for the adhesive that helps too.
I don't know if any of that makes sense in writing, but it sure helps reduce the problems on site!
Yep makes perfect sense, thank you buddy
@@FloorsbySouthernboys We are an often times underappreciated and underpaid trade, my friend!
Nice of you to take the time to show a few tricks and help some folks out. ...and not show the wrong way! 😁
Great video man, keep up the good work.
Dope video bro appreciate it helped me out a lot definitely subscribed
Thank you. Exactly what I was looking for.
doodle doo awesome, you’re welcome
Thanks for the Great video!! From Canada :D
You’re welcome
How much is a good price to charge for rubber base? Obviously, my market is a different market than the south but ball park idea helps.
Anywhere between $.65 and a dollar Per foot
Thanks! Very helpful!
Great job! Thanks for the education !
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Is that the traxx 300 watt? What kind of glue sticks do you recommend? I'm in the middle of 1,500 ft w pillars, lots of pillars .This tip is saving me right now, I just need a quality gun.
No it’s not but that is a good gun I do have that now, and I use power hold glue sticks
Check out this one minute video it might help you as well.
th-cam.com/video/u1BjjoAKKZw/w-d-xo.html
Almost 12 hours later the moulding is still holding up nicely in the tiny bathroom I did myself w/the dogs watching from inside the bathtub. Roberts base cove adhesive is waterproof, however, for added protection I smoothed more adhesive on both top & bottom edges of moulding for a tight seal to the floor & wall to prevent mold & mildew. Before doing so, I went ahead w/spraying expandable insulation foam in the 1" gaps between the floor & drywall to bond with. In addition, the girls & I became absolutely convinced the gaps needed to be filled to prevent hostile enemies from invading while showering. We believe critters have unknown abilities such as crawling out to open shower doors. The only issue I still have is whether to cut or bend moulding for a 1/2" x 1 1/2" corner between the bathroom door & linen closet door. Any suggestions?
Ed McD It always looks better if you can bend it
Great video, thanks for sharing. Exactly what I was looking for.
Susan Sumner 😁👍
My man! Just what i needed.
😀👍awesome
Hi, I'm installing base in my garage on new painted walls. The paint is semigloss enamel. Do I need to prep it before applying my base?. I'm using Mapei ECO 575
No sir it will stick fine
Great video señor
Good video man!! Do you charge per foot? What do think about the self stick?
Excellent. Thanks.
have you used the Bon 14-585 Cove Base Groover? if so can you make a quick video on how to use it? I have alot of install to do and have done the trick you used before and im not great at it haha i tend to cut through it.
also the hot glue trick seems awesome!
sure aint but now i use this wich is by far the BEST tool for cove base www.dcutproducts.com/cb060.html
Floors by Southern Boys 🎣 🦗 🚫 🦨
Thanks for for sharing your knowledge and experience on installing a vinyl corner here on TH-cam. Fo’ real !
I like those 2- 45* angle back cuts and the hot glue to hold it in place.
Menards Powergrab adhesive just wouldn’t set up fast enough.
Instant Subscriber because you helped me out too
Awesome thank you
Use a wet rag to spread the glue, it will make your life easier, just a little advice OK? Complements of HP CARPET SVS on Anchorage Alaska and keep up the good work.👍🏼
Thank you for sharing.
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great job, thx loads for the help
You’re welcome very
I've got a couple of 3/4" bullnose corners. Do I just wrap them around the corner? Or do I need to hot glue them??.
I would hot glue them just to be safe
thank you! Very well explained
You’re welcome, thank you
hey i;m going to put covebase in my basement. there was flood cuts on my way. some are 3-4 inch cuts. i def have to patch with small drywall pieces in order for the covebase to have something to hold onto.
Ryan Trimble 👍
@@FloorsbySouthernboys that was a question? I need a whole surface for the base to stick right?
Ryan Trimble I’m sorry about that, if you do not have a cove base gun then you will be spreading The adhesive on with a trial, and yes you pretty much cover the whole backing of the base
Love it, thanks man
Nice job 👍🏼
Thank you
What brand adhesive do you use?
I'm ready sr!
You're a real pro.
Perfect. Thank you.
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How much to charge per linear foot? What's the going rate?
.75
@@FloorsbySouthernboys thanks
Great job, thank you dor the idea
Use a wet rag to spread the glue, it will make your life easier.
A little advise from Hp Carpet services in Anchorage AK
Wow, great video.
We, women, w/boney knees just ran into a problem. Is there a tool to hold the moulding place while the adhesive drives or something we can use to flatten the moulding onto the wall? Or can you come to NM to do it for us?
Ed McD If you noticed are used a hot melt glue gun on the corners, everything else should stick just fine if you are using the proper adhesive
@@FloorsbySouthernboys Hmmm, proper adhesive. I bought a couple of those tips you are using, but they didn't fit. That Lowe's guy is going to get jacked up for this!
Ed McD 😲😂
I'm gonna have to try this hot glue trick!
Thank you for the well done video!
S3raphicReaper Thank you sir, so glad it was able to help you
What brand of knee pads are those? You like em?
www.tools4flooring.com/crain-197-comfort-knees-knee-pads-p-398.html. They’re pretty comfortable but if you’re going to be in this for a lifetime I would definitely recommend pro knees
Omg I hate outside corners!!! That's exactly how I do mine!
Great advise.Thank you
Rocky Blankenship You welcome
Great video!👍
I use a soldering torch. After i pear out the corner i soften the cove with a flame on the back side. Then quickly fold it tight and dip it in a bucket of cold water. The cove retains a perfect 45° that will never peel away.
thermal 15 Ha ha ha that sounds great
thermal 15 I have seen people do this on TH-cam and it looks like it does work awesome so by no means am I doubting you I guess everybody just has their own ways of doing things
FloorsbySouthernboys ive only ever done coving once and it was turning into a horror show. I had clamps on my corners and crap pressed up against the wall trying to keep the corner tight till the glue set. I consider myself pretty capable and handy but i was losing badly and starting to feel panicky. I tried the torch and it worked. Hope nobody ever asks me to do it again i agree with y'all coving sucks lol.
thermal 15 when I was 19 there were some fellow installers at the carpet store I was working out of that called me the cove base king LOL, sure didn’t make me like it though I still hate it to this day and I’m fixing to be 41
FloorsbySouthernboys i guess you always had the knack for it. That's why you do it the way it was supposed to be done and i do it the cheater way. Necessity is the mother of invention as they say.
Enjoyed the video and admired your work very much. The only point of clarification I sought was your mention of exactly where the scribe line was placed. From the angle and from your immediate 'correction' of scribe point, I am assuming you went just a hair inside the edge. In other words, not on the edge but just before it. I gave the thumbs up. P.S. I love seeing new stuff. That '3 row' adhesive gun was a wow.
J. Morrison I actually Scribe just passed the corner rather than just to the inside of the corner, the reason for that being Is if you go to the inside of the corner and cut it then when you fold around it will pull a gap from your adjoining end as in this video the right hand side, so you must cut your corner a little I mean just a fraction further than what it actually should be or else it will pull your base when you wrap it , I tried to stress that in the video, good luck and thank you for the compliments
@@FloorsbySouthernboys Gotcha. I forgot that I was looking at bottom view while you were holding it. I tried a few places other than a 'blue' big box store for that nifty '3 row' applicator. all they have is a '6 row' thin bead style one. One other question if I may probe your experience, I'm about to use a vinyl type adhesive from a caulk tube, is that better / same or worse than the canned baseboard adhesive for cabinet bases? When I seen how many tip video's you have, I just had to subscribe. Thanks guys, always cool to see talent share their knowledge.
J. Morrison The Ken Glue you’re talking about is probably a contact cement Which is not a good idea to put on cove base with that it will tear your sheet rock all up whenever you have to remove it, if you don’t have the big caulk gun like I’ve got in this video use the regular size tubes in a regular caulking gun with the cove base adhesive that intended for the cove base. By the way thanks for subbing appreciate it buddy 🤗 and I hope you can get help from these videos
great job
j2681 Thank you sir
Very nice! Thank you!
Samuel Minaya Thank you and I hope it helped
Thanks killer job
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I us a utility knife a torch and super glue ,when you bend the corner it does not show a line on the corner and push down on the toe around the corner been doing 20 years 😎👍🇺🇸
AWESOME TIP!!!!!!!!
Glad you liked it
Today we laid 5 pieces of vinyl. Tomorrow I'm supposed to go by myself and lay the cove base by myself. I'm going to try and mimic this video!! Thanks for making it! Any tips on inside corners? I'm a beginner and need all the help i can get!!!
ColoradoAwesomeSauce What did you found my other video where at Duke of base so that’s pretty much all I can do is just to have you watch that has that pretty much explains everything, just don’t doubt yourself and have confidence in what you’re doing, you will be just fine
Thank you Sr, great video!!👍🏽
JJC You’re welcome
Use your torch to heat bend in base an a cold wet hand towel to cool the base quickly!! Be careful not to scorch base!! I had a cove base wagon I made to carry base, an opening for adhesive, holder for torch so you don't knock it over!!
Very helpful!, Thanks for posting! 😀
Kosta K. Well thank you, I hope it helped
Where do I get a caulking gun like that with the 3 line capacity?
It’s specifically for this cove base, it is a cove base gun not a caulking gun and you just buy the disposable nozzles that has three holes in them separately
thanks for your help, I live in california and I have to give a quote and I do not know how to charge for installing it by foot? I am waiting for your prompt response. thanks again
Laberintos $.65 a linear foot is what I charge for install
75 cent a foot in Cincinnati. California should be higher
How do outside corners that have 3/8 inch thick angle moldings that go floor to ceiling?
Do I remove moulding and put under?
How much did you charge for the office?
I have no idea buddy that was quite some time ago
On those outside corners a gouge makes a perfect cut and much much faster than all that free hand cutting.
2003evodave Thank you, I now have the D cut cove base groover which is very efficient and fast in perfect corners every time
FloorsbySouthernboys a “cove gouge” is the best way to handle outside corners however for home owners only doing this work occasionally doing the back cut is okay since they have time to do it once vs a contractor everyday.
Another great tip.
2:55 never cut the bottom or top edge..it will dry out and split apart with the memory wanting it to pull apart
Kyle Dewar Thank you for your feedback