I have a problem. i have been asked to replace the existing toe kicks in the a kitchen. the lady wants a rubber toe kick. i have not been unable to find it. It should be terracotta color. Maybe there is a coating or something. Help i have been unable to find this stuff.
help rubber toe kick?
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Woodenfish
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You mean something like vinyl cove base? Check any tile or flooring dealer.
John Langevin
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tallgrass
If you are unable to get in a matching color, you can spray it with paint made to spray car bumper covers which can be off the shelf or mixed-to-order aerosol; try your local body shop supplies vendor.
If you are unable to get in a matching color, you can spray it with paint made to spray car bumper covers which can be off the shelf or mixed-to-order aerosol; try your local body shop supplies vendor.
Look for Johnsonite rubber or vinyl cove base available at any decent/professional flooring store. Be prepared to buy a whole roll if they have to special order it (appx 100') and don't have left overs kicking around. There is also a variation without the cove which can be cut off or put in upside down. It comes in a pile of colours and thus you will most likely not need to paint it. I would suggest not matching the tile as that has become "out of style" these days and stick with black. Cuts with a knife and use a proper cove base adhesive to get great results.
All the best.
JP
All the best.
JP
By "out of style" I was meaning it is no longer a recommended practice to run the flooring up the toe kicks. Commercially it is common but residentially seems to have run its course. I am not a big fan of Home Despot, but I have seen it there. They should sell it by the foot. I would recommend finding a dedicated flooring retailer. They actually know what they are doing.
JP
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