Base board adjustment?

Hi all!

A couple years ago we had stained concrete work done in our entire down stairs. We are super happy about how it turned out, but fore the base boards: There's a bout a 1/4 inch gap between the base boards and the floors now and "we'll call someone" turned into just sitting on the project for a while until now I'd like to address it.

I'd like to either find a way to fill the gap, move the current base boards, or ( if we have to ) replace them so that they're flush with the floor. It's not so bad that you don't immediately notice, but knowing it's wrong, I see it every time I look around now.

I'm not sure how to address this properly - I tried googling various DIY methods, but I think I'm looking up the wrong key words. Any thoughts on how we can fix this in a reasonably cheap manor? We called a carpenter and he quoted us $2700 to install, and $800 to paint new base boards - it felt a bit excessive and I'd like to just do it myself if it makes sense.

Thanks!

Submitted March 31, 2016 at 04:47AM by solidh2o http://ift.tt/232YwED