Install Door Casing Before Carpet

The install went great but it took me extra prep time and i m not sure i d do it again.

Install door casing before carpet.

If it has a threshold you ll have to install it before the carpet. I ve seen people reccomend both ways. I ll assume you re installing a door and jamb if you aren t installing a jamb i d hold off on the door until the carpet is installed so it s not in the way. If you re installing the jamb i would do it before the carpet so the jamb can rest on the ground.

At this point the only other difference with installing a pre hung door for a room that will be carpeted is that i keep the shims and the nails close to the floor on both sides. If i m installing the hardwood i d like to go first and the trim guy can scribe his jambs. I had some woven backed carpet from stanton that i had to install in a couple of rooms the other day and knowing the stuff is stiff and doesn t give much stretch especially in the width i decided to undercut the door casings between the two rooms. But for me as a diyer it was easier to do the base after the carpet and that way no gaps.

Keep in mind that you ll still need to come in and touch the paint job up after installation. Before carpet when installing baseboard before carpet the easiest thing to do is to install it even with the bottom edge of the drywall as previously described. I did doors before carbet i m with ed 1 2 off the floor but i did all the finish trim after carpet set the base and door casings gently on the carpet don t push it tight. Install trim before the.

My advise install the trim and doors first and stress to the carpet installers to be as careful as possible. Leave about a half inch at the bottom of the trim uncovered. You can also put a strip of 2 inch delicate work painter s tape on your trim before the carpet goes down. Keeping the shims and the fasteners low helps to prevent the carpet installers from moving the jambs out of position when they come along with their knee kickers.

How to install trim before the carpet. Part of the series. Honestly its more work to scribe the jambs in my opinion you basically have to set the door twice the other consideration is do you want to install the hardwood without shoe moulding. Door window maintenance.