Installing Baseboard For Carpet

If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should be installed snugly on top of the carpet.

Installing baseboard for carpet. The idea is that you should. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g. Baseboard installation 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. Determine the type of corner at the opposite end of the wall then cut the necessary inside or outside angle.

This is the basic method for baseboard installation for carpet applications. Then touch up base if need be. You can use carpentry nails or wooden shims. These can be reused over and over again so hold onto them.

All you need to so now is go along that wall and fasten the remainder of the trim as you normally would. Nail the baseboard in place with the sticks resting only lightly on the surface of the carpet. Measure the length of a wall adjacent to the finished wall. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim.

Do not push down on the baseboard so that it presses into the carpeting. Be aware this height depends on the thickness of your carpet and padding. If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet. You may need to install the baseboard an inch or more off the ground.

Once the trim is fastened remove the short baseboard pieces and move these along as you install the baseboard. Diy basement finishing course. 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. The trimmer is not going to make a special trip back to install the base after carpet is installed.

The first cut will mirror the corner cut of the molding already installed. 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.