Installing Baseboard On Carpeted Stairs

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 on carpeted stairs.

Baseboards on wood stairs go around the edge of the stairs and onto the drywall. If the stair treads and risers of the stairs run directly up to the walls with no space this may be an ideal situation. Install the carpet tack strips photo by ryan hulvat. Some installers use a utility knife but the exposed blade tends to hack up floors and baseboard moldings.

I m planning a baseboard install on my stairwell. While installers once used kneekickers for an entire installation rooms larger than 10 by 10 feet should be power stretched to keep the finished product bump free. Step 1 take precautions. How to install carpet 1.

It has an easy transition to the floor on the top but the bottom of the stairs is another story. Once the carpet and the baseboards are in place you can tuck the edges of the carpet under the baseboard to give the room a finished appearance. 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. Baseboard molding is fitted to the bottom of a wall for decoration and to hide unsightly blemishes and carpet fray.

These instructions will guide you through the process. 1 order more baseboard trim than you need. Stairs skirting stairs trim redo stairs house stairs stairs without trim skirting boards stair skirt board stair moulding how to install baseboards. How to install new base trim over an existing carpet.

Often the side wall of the stair continues on for many feet past the last step which allows for the stair skirt to blend in perfectly with the baseboard. Here is a guide on how to install baseboard on stairs. If there is a space between the wall and the stair treads and risers.