Installing Baseboard For Carpet

Once the trim is fastened remove the short baseboard pieces and move these along as you install the baseboard.

Installing baseboard for carpet.

Fasten the molding with nails. If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet. Baseboard installation 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. Do not push down on the baseboard so that it presses into the carpeting.

Be aware this height depends on the thickness of your carpet and padding. You may need to install the baseboard an inch or more off the ground. Determine the type of corner at the opposite end of the wall then cut the necessary inside or outside angle. If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should be installed snugly on top of the 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. Elevate the baseboard for most carpeting you want the baseboard nailed in about a quarter of an inch off the ground. This is the basic method for baseboard installation for carpet applications. All you need to so now is go along that wall and fasten the remainder of the trim as you normally would.

Diy basement finishing course. Install subsequent baseboards using this procedure. The idea is that you should. Then touch up base if need be.

Nail the baseboard in place with the sticks resting only lightly on the surface of the carpet. The first cut will mirror the corner cut of the molding already installed. You can use carpentry nails or wooden shims. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g.

The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim. The trimmer is not going to make a special trip back to install the base after carpet is installed.