Install Carpet No Baseboards

For that reason alone i d be inclined to install baseboards after carpet just as a regular course of events.

Install carpet no baseboards.

All paint is to be done before carpet installation to avoid dirty boots and shoes on new carpet and to avoid any paint spatter. Thus would look unfinished if the baseboards were not altered in some way. This is generally about an inch for the nail tack and you will use a carpet tucker to tuck the excess carpet into the baseboard. We use 3 8.

These rooms are small a. If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should be. A week before installation bring the wood inside to acclimate. I am painting 2 bedrooms and then having wall to wall carpet installed.

If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet. Is it absolutely necessary to have baseboard. I like the wall color next to the carpet and don t want to call attention to the non descript baseboard by painting it shiny white like the other woodwork. Installing hardwood floors without removing the baseboards is possible and it s a suitable option for other types of flooring as well.

3 points 2 years ago. Measure and cut the baseboards for each wall. 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. When installing carpet after the baseboards are in place there will usually be some instructions that tell you how far you need for both the carpet pad and the carpet itself.

Start running baseboard against inside corners and work toward outside corners. If your baseboards have been glued to the wall and would cause damage if you tried to remove them it may be best to leave them. So in the above photo behind the kids inspecting the carpet removal there is now a space under the baseboards which was previously filled by the carpet. As a contractor i always install the baseboards before carpet.