Installing Base Molding After Carpet

Take it from a 31 year professional installer put down the baseboards first leaving a gap at the bottom for the very best.

Installing base molding after carpet.

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 you ve recently installed new carpet in your home you can save the cost of hiring a finish carpenter by installing the baseboard molding yourself. If the tack strip or carpet is uneven in the areas where the baseboard is installed the. If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should be.

The carpet installer can run the tack strip and carpet right up next to the wall. Installing a baseboard trim around carpet areas adds a fancy edge to the room helping to make the carpet part of the room. 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. If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet.

However when installing the baseboard later painting and applying caulk can be a more tedious task to avoid mixing it in the carpet. How to install new base trim over an existing carpet. In addition the tack strip will be under the baseboards. This is because when installing the baseboards after carpet installation they tend to wedge the carpet in between the tack strips and baseboards like a vice.

Baseboard molding is fitted to the bottom of a wall for decoration and to hide unsightly blemishes and carpet fray. When installing baseboards after carpet. This means that if the installation company needs to re stretch the carpet at a later date they may need to loosen some of the baseboards in order to pull the carpet up.