A pre-war Craftsman that has settled on its footings has no square corner left in it, and the floor dips away from the wall. Each miter comes off the angle the room gives, and the baseboard follows the dip in the floor.
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Typical range for Baseboard & Trim Installation: $200–$700. Your exact flat quote depends on the job, and you approve it first.
A new floor is a common reason for the call. Old baseboard rarely survives being pulled in one piece, and a new floor often sits at a different height, which leaves a gap along the bottom. We scribe the base where the floor dips and add shoe molding or quarter round where a floating floor needs room to expand. The base is never nailed down into a floating floor, or the floor can't move and it buckles.
For painted trim, MDF is the usual pick. It runs straight and takes paint well. Bathrooms and laundry rooms are different, because mops and water hit the base, so PVC or primed pine lasts longer there. Older houses in Santa Monica and Pasadena often have tall, detailed baseboard you won't find at a big-box store. Stacking a stock base under a cap molding gets surprisingly close, and we hold a short sample against the old trim before running the whole room.
Crown takes longer per foot than baseboard. It's cut at a compound angle and plaster ceilings are rarely flat, so every joint gets fitted by hand. Door and window casing often goes in during the same visit. Matching the casing to new base is what makes a room look finished rather than patched.
Every nail hole gets filled and sanded. The line where trim meets the wall gets a bead of caulk, and that's the step people notice without knowing why. We leave everything paint-ready, or paint it if you'd like that added.
Simple and upfront: you approve the price before we start.
Share your baseboard & trim installation details and get an upfront flat price from $200. Call us or use the instant estimate.
You approve the price before any work starts, then pick a time: same-week, often next-day, with a text before arrival.
An insured, background-checked pro completes your baseboard & trim installation to spec. Most jobs take half to full day per room.
We tidy up, walk you through the result, and back it with our satisfaction guarantee.
What the job costs in Los Angeles, and what moves the number.
Most jobs land between $200 and $700. The guide shows what pushes a quote to either end.
See the price breakdownFrom $200 for one room with straight walls and a simple profile. You approve the flat price first.
After hard flooring, so the base covers the expansion gap at the edge. With carpet it's the other way round: base goes in first, set a little above the subfloor, and the carpet tucks under it.
Sometimes. Solid wood base that comes off in one piece can go back up. MDF and trim with years of paint on it usually splits at the nails, so plan on new.
The nails missed the studs, or the wall bows. We nail into studs and caulk the top edge so the gap doesn't open again when the house moves with the seasons.
Yes. Old trim comes off first and leaves with the rest of the debris.
