Carpet Before Trim Or After

Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall.

Carpet before trim or after.

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. You don t need to.

Tack strip on concrete tile layout software free find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for tileright tr0004 measure right pro 10 inch to 17 inch tile setter template at. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet. Then touch up base if need be.

Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet. He gave me instructions on installing them beforehand 1 4 gap. He wasn t particular about whether or not the baseboards were installed before or after the carpet. 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.