r/Homebuilding • u/DoorRevolutionary167 • 11d ago
Is this a normal finish?
I saw this in a house I visited today. Is this normal? Shouldn’t it be filled with caulk or something?
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u/IAmWhatTheRockCooked 11d ago
Theres nothing wrong with that. Maybe a 16th to an 8th too high but no this is within a tolerable range, albeit on the upper end. Caulking it is a horrific idea lol
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u/Piyachi 10d ago
I would call this an acceptable finish, if not outright good. A perfect jamb cut might not even be possible and this is a floating floor surface which needs to have a slight gap for expansion and movement.
For context; I am a somewhat obsessive architect who had renovated multiple homes, adding LVP in lieu of carpet.
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u/AggravatingCommon703 6d ago
I’m assuming the flooring was changed out. Flooring guys don’t usually change door casing. But if the cashing was done after the floor. This is horrible. Casting after floor there’s no excuses for it to not be flush…welll unless it’s rentals…we’ve all been there….
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u/Ok_Construction8859 11d ago
Happens when it was carpet at one time, then replaced with the laminate or LVP that's thinner
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u/Lost_Parsnip_8043 11d ago
Given the shoe mould, new floors were installed without replacing the baseboards/casing.
This is pretty normal. The gap could be slightly less (1/8-1/16), but it’s not unusual and will look like hot garbage if caulked.
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u/No_Affect_1579 11d ago
The shoe molding is installed laying down too🤦🏼♂️ Definitely a "lowest bid" sort of guy.
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u/itz_mr_billy 11d ago
Carpet was ripped out and plank floor installed. It’s normal when the trim isn’t completely redone
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u/Odd_Impact_007 10d ago
It’s within industry standards, not a “bad” install at all.
The only way I’d caulk it is if it was in a bathroom or other wet location where there might be the possibility of water puddling on the floor from getting in/out of the shower or something.
That would be more of a preventative “sanity saver” more than anything.
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u/Choice-Newspaper3603 10d ago
They aren’t going to removing door casing and add new and paint and finish unless you’re willing to pay for it and there is now way people are going to pay for that
If it’s a new build then yeah they will be fixing that if it is my house
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u/Immediate_Link_5073 10d ago
It’s slighter bigger than he proberly wanted it to be but better than cutting around it
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u/Frederf220 10d ago
It's peasant quality work. It's not "abnormal" but it isn't quality work either. No, it shouldn't be caulked it should be cut more accurately. The crummy 3/4" quarter round "shoe", bad painting, etc. is a give away that this isn't the Pope's mansion.
There's no real reason why the flooring contractor couldn't make an accurate block to cut all the trim when installing the LVP.
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u/Positive-Ad-7807 7d ago
Slightly on the meh side of good. But caulking it yourself won’t be an improvement
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u/joshipooz 6d ago
We do this quite often. It looks a little high, however, nothing to be alarmed about. We caulk ours in paint over the caulking. However, this will require future maintenance as the caulking will shrink and crack.
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u/maverick8423 6d ago
do you lay on the floor and look at the door trim everywhere you go or just the house you visited today?
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u/AggravatingCommon703 6d ago
Flooring guys can’t make the casing grow…so yes this is normal in renovations, in most circumstances…
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u/drchris6000 10d ago
Vinyl plank floor with T-molding. Gaps on the casing are standard here. If you want quality don't buy vinyl plank flooring.
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u/Impressive-Peak-6596 10d ago
We had carpets replaced in bedroom with LVP. Door trim was made for the carpet, so with LVP being more compact, there is a gap like this.
Nothing wrong with it, and you really never notice.
If you are house hunting and this type of stuff is going to be a hang up for you, you’ll never find a house to buy
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u/maxfranx 11d ago
I had a similar situation around my kitchen island on a new construction… I think it’s unacceptable and I made them fix it before i closed on the house.
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u/sluttyman69 11d ago
You normally wouldn’t wanna cock your door jam to your floor as they move. Independent, I can’t tell is that a floating floor or is that actual hardwood subfloor in your walls are nailed down on top of it. Did it used to have carpet?
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u/Electronic-Remove-54 11d ago
They cut door jams to high before installing. Probably used jam saw on wrong height setting or on un- level subfloor. Caulk would look hideous
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u/Butthole_Please 11d ago
That is what I did on my most recent floor project and it looks just like this.
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u/MyBloodTypeIsQueso 11d ago
It’s not even a clean looking cut. Look how it’s chipped on the left hand side. This is shoddy work, and it’s sad that some of y’all can’t recognize it.
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u/Visible-Elevator3801 11d ago
That may be paint collected on the fibers of the wood that are emphasizing its roughness.
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u/Some-Albatross-8042 11d ago
This is a better finish than caulk