Is Quarter Round Necessary With Replacing Carpet

Quarter round is inappropriate base shoe is the proper stuff but not with carpet.

Is quarter round necessary with replacing carpet.

In this video i share how to cut and tuck carpet to quarter round base molding be sure to subscribe for more tips and tricks about the carpet and flooring in. I have one wood floor installer who insists on using quarter round plus the baseboard for my floor installation whereas my contractor and another floor installer say it s not necessary. The floor beneath is plywood and uneven. Anywho i haven t seen quarter round and carpet combination in many years.

I had lv plank flooring installed on my second floor replacing the carpet. For the quarter round experts. Trims are usually very straight on the horizontal plane while the floors especially in older houses can have high and low spots. The quarter round flexes more than the moulding and can hide any gaps.

Do you always need quarter round when you are having a wood floor installed if a baseboard is being installed. 1st quarter round is often used to provide a better transition between hard floor like wood and tile and trims. While quarter round can be installed along the bottom of baseboard trim carpenters and homeowners tend to prefer the sleeker look of shoe molding which is taller and narrower than its curved. Not very good when tucking and it moves on the base because it wasn t nailed on enough.

The contractor placed the flooring but there are a lot of dips. Baseboard installed on top of carpet should be installed at approximately the same height with this exception. Some special painting process so it was put in before us. Furniture pushed to the wall can cause the quarter round to move and so can shoes heels.

If you install the quarter round on top of the carpet the quarter round is not as stable because the carpet is soft whereas the floor subfloor is rigid. If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard. The home we are working on now has quarter round installed before the carpet. It is raised up off the floor so we can tuck.