Install Carpet No Baseboards

Measure number and mark photo by craig raine.

Install carpet no baseboards.

If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should be. These rooms are small a. Start running baseboard against inside corners and work toward outside corners. Installing hardwood floors without removing the baseboards is possible and it s a suitable option for other types of flooring as well.

Measure and cut the baseboards for each wall. We use 3 8. As a contractor i always install the baseboards before carpet. This is generally about an inch for the nail tack and you will use a carpet tucker to tuck the excess carpet into the baseboard.

If your baseboards have been glued to the wall and would cause damage if you tried to remove them it may be best to leave them. I like the wall color next to the carpet and don t want to call attention to the non descript baseboard by painting it shiny white like the other woodwork. So in the above photo behind the kids inspecting the carpet removal there is now a space under the baseboards which was previously filled by the carpet. 3 points 2 years ago.

All paint is to be done before carpet installation to avoid dirty boots and shoes on new carpet and to avoid any paint spatter. Steps on how to install baseboard 1. If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet. Is it absolutely necessary to have baseboard.

When installing carpet after the baseboards are in place there will usually be some instructions that tell you how far you need for both the carpet pad and the carpet itself. I am painting 2 bedrooms and then having wall to wall carpet installed. For that reason alone i d be inclined to install baseboards after carpet just as a regular course of events. 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.