Install Floor Trim Before Carpet

How to install new base trim over an existing carpet.

Install floor trim before carpet.

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. Installing trim before the carpet is a good idea for a couple of important reasons. However consult with your installer to be. When you re installing baseboards over vinyl wood or plastic laminate floors the best way to handle gaps between the drywall and the flooring is to shim the gap with narrow blocks of 1 2 in wood.

Once the carpet and the baseboards are in place you can tuck the edges. If you decided to lay your carpet before installing the baseboard around the bottom of your walls in your home you actually have a somewhat. When you opt to install the baseboards first set them 1 4 inch above the floor so you can finish the carpet installation. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall.

Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet. You don t need to. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g.

Install trim before the carpet with help from a foreman for lighty contractors in this free video clip. Carpet installers prefer to cut the carpet a little long and tuck the excess into the gap for a neater job. Baseboard trim before or after carpet i d wait till the furniture was in there since you wouldn t have to install it behind the furniture which would reduce material cost. I may be going to hell in a bucket but at least i m enjoying the ride.