Install Doors Before Carpet

If you re remodeling your closet and installing sliding doors you may be concerned when it comes to installing the bottom brackets on your carpeting.

Install doors before carpet.

Baseboard goes down then the 2nd coat of paint goes on. I don t like for the doors to drag on the carpeting but i do like it when they are as tight as they can be to the floor. On a professional job all the doors are hung first then cased. A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim.

The important consideration particularly for pre hung doors is how high to install it above the subfloor. If you were installing vinyl or tile you would do the same but hold off on any quarter round trim until you re done. In my article hanging pre hung interior doors jul 16 i discussed the process i ve developed for installing interior doors in a fast and efficient manner. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall.

Then the flooring installers come in and do their thing. Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet. The last time i had new carpet installed i ended up removing all of the doors and trimming them down on a case by case basis. This is for timing.

The standard procedure is to install carpet after the doors and trim are installed. You don t need to. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet. By having all the doors and trim up first the painters can come in and spray everything out and get the first coat of color on the walls.

John spier owner of spier construction a building and remodeling company on block island r i responds.