You can add a toestrip though the caulk job was well done, just not sure why you thought that was a good idea.

Looks like he did a very neat job

Not sure how you expected it to look like, but that looks like a very good caulk job to me.

Ok thank you for the comments. My architect husband will feel very vindicated lol! I thought it looked off, as did our real estate agent who is a friend. I will back off my husband now 😬

What floors are these? i love them

They’re from Craft artisan wood floors. Love their focus on sustainability. We used the Zen collection.

https://craftfloor.com/us/the-passion-of-craft/

That is a neat job. I would have used grout closer to color of wall and floor.

My 80 year old house has shoe molding throughout along the baseboards. It covers any irregularities where floor meets baseboard.

It’s a great caulk job, but you don’t normally see caulking in that area which is why it looks off. Usually they’ll install a strip of quarter round/shoe molding where the baseboard meets the floor. As good as the calking job is, I would definitely replace it with shoe molding.

Here are pics with and without molding…

It looks odd to me too. Maybe because I’m not used to this solution. Will the caulk stand up to everyday cleaning (thinking vacuum cleaner and mop etc)?

Another vote for shoe mold. This is exaxtly what it’s for.

I think that whoever caulked it did an excellent job, but, I would have preferred to have the baseboard installed lower down, so you didnt need anything there. I despise shoe moulding.

Unfortunately there were small gaps between some of the baseboards and flooring, because of uneven floor. So the baseboard was installed as low as possible.

I agree shoe molding isn’t our cup of tea as we went with a modern style. I can’t understand how some more traditional homes have shoe molding.

My husband said this type of caulking is done on high end contemporary homes… I’ve never seen it before but I guess I just have to roll with it at this point

Guessing here, but if it turns out that, over time, the caulking is unsatisfactory for whatever reason (say it cracks or separates as the house settles): instead of traditional shoe molding, which is curved, you could install "craftsman" style base molding, or even shorter/thinner wood strips (than would come prefabricated.)

this looks so nice! actually using it as inspo for the trim on my own home hahah. i understand its a different look than older traditional molding whtere they normally have an additional trim piece there, but this is what a good neat job SHOULD look like for a more sleek trim look! love it :)

He did a GREAT job....looks perfect to me! You just are not use to it.