Installing Base Moulding Before Carpet

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Installing base moulding before carpet.

I hate doing base over carpet. If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet. Here are the reasons. Steps on how to install baseboard 1.

A week before installation bring the wood inside to acclimate. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim. How to install new base trim over an existing carpet. I have to cut in another area room outside and bring the base in.

Floors are always uneven sometimes you will see gaps under the base. Tall hardwood base doesn t bend very well. If base shoe or quarter round is being. When installing baseboard before carpet the easiest thing to do is to install it even with the bottom edge of the drywall as previously described.

If you plan to install baseboard moulding before adding carpet it needs to be installed 1 inch above floor level to allow room for both pad and carpet. Carpet guys will float the floor up to match with tile wood floors and this leaves more. If you decided to lay your carpet before installing the baseboard around the bottom of your walls in your home you actually have a somewhat. For most installers this is not a problem and can be done easily.

Waste of time 2. Start running baseboard against inside corners and work toward outside corners.