When installing baseboards after carpet.
Installing baseboards 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 decided to lay your carpet before installing the baseboard around the bottom of your walls in your home you actually have a somewhat.
The carpet installer can run the tack strip and carpet right up next to the wall.
However installing the baseboard can be more challenging because if you need to paint or caulk the baseboard you might stain or damage the carpet.
A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim.
If installed after the carpet it is easy to install the carpet all the way to the wall.
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.
If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet.
However when installing the baseboard later painting and applying caulk can be a more tedious task to avoid mixing it in the carpet.
The trimmer is not going to make a special trip back to install the base after carpet is installed.
If the tack strip or carpet is uneven in the areas where the baseboard is installed the.
Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet.
How to install new base trim over an existing carpet.
Then touch up base if need be.
Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall.
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.
Baseboard molding is fitted to the bottom of a wall for decoration and to hide unsightly blemishes and carpet fray.
Professional looking baseboard installation can be achieved with a compound miter saw that can cut 45 degree corner angles at the molding ends.
Installing baseboard is a great way to increase the aesthetic appeal of your home.
You don t need to.