Carpet Before Trim Or After

Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet.

Carpet before trim or after.

He gave me instructions on installing them beforehand 1 4 gap. I got about half the space done before he was scheduled and finished the other half after the carpet was in. You don t need to. Baseboard trim before or after carpet baseboard first set on 3 8 wood lath strips tack less set between 3 8 1 2 inch away padding brought up to tack less and carpet installed and stretched over tack less and tucked under base.

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. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim. Should we install carpet before the baseboard and door delicate work painter s tape on your trim before the carpet goes it after the carpet is installed. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet.

A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g. He wasn t particular about whether or not the baseboards were installed before or after the carpet.