Cost guide

What baseboards and trim cost with a new floor

Every floating floor needs an expansion gap at the wall, and something has to cover it: the old baseboard put back, a new one, or a quarter-round added along the old one. New baseboard is priced by the linear foot, painted or not, and a whole house has more feet of wall than people expect. The calculator estimates the perimeter from the square feet.

$4–$8 per linear foot

What moves it

Three things that change the price

Reuse, new or shoe molding: reusing the old boards is labor only, quarter-round is the cheapest new trim
Material and height: primed MDF is the baseline, tall hardwood profiles are several times more
Painting: a separate line, or a separate trade, unless the contractor includes it

Your project

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Material Square feet Who installs it ZIP code (optional) When

Add the extras a quote will Remove and dispose of the existing floorCarpet is the cheap end, glued-down tile the expensive one.Subfloor repair or levelingLeveling compound, plywood patches, or grinding a slab flat.Transitions and thresholdsRoughly one per doorway; the calculator assumes one per 250 sq ft.New baseboardsEstimated from the room perimeter. Reusing the old ones costs labor only.StairsPer step, treads and risers. Hardwood and tile stairs sit at the high end.

Estimated project range—

National averages: material plus installation per square foot from the same cost tables FlooringFAQ publishes, extras at typical contractor rates. Local labor moves the range; a quote far outside it deserves a question.

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