Baseboard and trim installation in Pacifica

Sixty years of wear on Pacifica baseboards

The median Pacifica home was built in 1966, according to Census estimates, so half the housing is about sixty years old or older. Baseboards in those houses have lived through decades of vacuums, mop water and often a flooring change or two. When a new floor goes in, old brittle trim tends to split coming off, and the new floor height often leaves a different gap.

Text a photo of the old trim beside a tape measure, plus rough room sizes. We cope the inside corners so the joints stay closed as the house moves, then nail, fill, caulk and paint. Some older profiles are still sold and some aren't, so we bring samples to hold against yours. The work fits neatly between the flooring crew and the painter.

Worth knowing about Pacifica

• The City's neighborhood guide dates Westview's Cape Cod-style homes to the late 1940s, Linda Mar's tract homes to the 1950s and 1960s, and Park Pacifica's large modern homes to the 1970s.
• About 82.3% of Pacifica's 14,665 housing units were built before 1980, and the 1950s were the biggest single decade, with 27.4% of units.
• A City planning report says Pacifica's fog and roughly 30 inches of yearly rain reflect a climate more like the Pacific Northwest, with year-round fog in Sharp Park.