Is Quarter Round Necessary With Replacing Carpet
Some special painting process so it was put in before us.
Is quarter round necessary with replacing carpet. 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. Furniture pushed to the wall can cause the quarter round to move and so can shoes heels. I hope to keep it that.
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. 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. If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard.
Kwfloors dec 9 2011 14. 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. 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.
1st quarter round is often used to provide a better transition between hard floor like wood and tile and trims. I had lv plank flooring installed on my second floor replacing the carpet. Do you always need quarter round when you are having a wood floor installed if a baseboard is being installed. The quarter round flexes more than the moulding and can hide any gaps.
The floor beneath is plywood and uneven. Baseboard installed on top of carpet should be installed at approximately the same height with this exception. Some put the base molding down first then carpet others put the carpet down then base molding and sometimes base shoe but i find it a bit unsightly. The contractor placed the flooring but there are a lot of dips.