Installing Base Trim Over Carpet

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Installing base trim over carpet.

If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should be. When you re installing baseboards over vinyl wood or plastic laminate floors the best way to handle gaps between the drywall and the flooring is to shim the gap with narrow blocks of 1 2 in wood. If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet. Determine the type of corner at the opposite end of the wall then cut the necessary inside or outside angle.

The trimmer is not going to make a special trip back to install the base after carpet is installed. No baseboards do not need to be removed. Fasten the molding with nails. The first cut will mirror the corner cut of the molding already installed.

Measure the length of a wall adjacent to the finished wall. Then touch up base if need be. 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 hardwood tile or carpet. Link the wall to the floor with h.

Installing a baseboard trim around carpet areas adds a fancy edge to the room helping to make the carpet part of the room. Diy basement finishing course. Do baseboards have to be removed to install carpet. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim.

How to install new base trim over an existing 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. Carpet installers prefer to cut the carpet a little long and tuck the excess into the gap for a neater job.