Two estimates can cover the same floor area and leave a property manager with different results at the wall. One installer may plan to keep the existing base trim. Another may include removing it and installing a new tile base. Before comparing prices, walk the perimeter with each contractor.
Decide what stays. In each room, mark where the existing base should remain, where it is damaged and where the new floor will meet a different finish. Photograph one inside corner, one outside corner and the point where the base stops at a door. These details are easy to miss on a floor plan.
Look at the actual trim. If you want tile to curve up at the wall, ask to see a cove base sample beside the floor tile. Check the color, the shape of the joint and how the exposed end will look at a doorway. Confirm that the selected product line offers the pieces your layout needs before approving the order.
Ask for two quantities. Have the estimate show floor tile in square feet and replacement base in linear feet. Ask who will remove the old trim and repair any exposed wall finish. That gives your board or facilities team a clear description of what each price buys.
FL Elite Builders is based in Deerfield Beach and serves Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Call us at 954-957-5090 for a free consultation.
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