Installing Base Trim Over Carpet

Baseboards are often installed before flooring since they must be finished in place with either stain or paint and this is much easier without worrying about staining the hardwood tile or carpet.

Installing base trim over carpet.

Diy basement finishing course. 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. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g. If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should be.

Carpet installers prefer to cut the carpet a little long and tuck the excess into the gap for a neater job. The trimmer is not going to make a special trip back to install the base after carpet is installed. Fasten the molding with nails. Determine the type of corner at the opposite end of the wall then cut the necessary inside or outside angle.

When you re installing baseboards over vinyl wood or plastic laminate floors the best way to handle gaps between the drywall and the flooring is to shim the gap with narrow blocks of 1 2 in wood. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim. Measure the length of a wall adjacent to the finished wall. Do baseboards have to be removed to install carpet.

Install subsequent baseboards using this procedure. No baseboards do not need to be removed. The first cut will mirror the corner cut of the molding already installed. 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.

If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet. Baseboard first set on 3 8 wood lath strips tack less set between 3 8 1 2 inch away padding brought up to tack less and carpet installed and stretched over tack less and tucked under base. Installing a baseboard trim around carpet areas adds a fancy edge to the room helping to make the carpet part of the room.