Installing Baseboard Trim Before Carpet

Putting the base on top of the carpet can cause problems.

Installing baseboard trim before carpet. Then touch up base if need be. When installing baseboard before carpet the easiest thing to do is to install it even with the bottom edge of the drywall as previously described. Now that is an absolute nightmare and rarely will you be able to salvage all the trim to re install. It is easier to trim with a carpet trimmer if the base is on the floor.

Read honest and. It is best if the base is down before the carpet goes in. Baseboard trim before or after carpet baseboard first set on 38 wood lath strips tack less set between 38 12 inch away padding brought up to tack less and carpet installed and stretched over tack less and tucked under base. Should we install carpet before the baseboard and door delicate work painters tape on your trim before the carpet goes it after the carpet is installed.

Use a laser level to shoot a reference line all the way around the room then do your best to line the molding up with the line. When installing the molding dont simply follow the flooring. Most installers wont care one way or the other. Installing base molding before carpet is like installing windowdoor casing before the windowdoor.

If you do youll likely end up with wavy uneven molding. Makes no difference whether the base is on the floor or not. Since the trim should outlast the carpet anytime you need to re stretch the carpet or remove it the trim will have to be removed first as it is impossible to do either with the trim in place. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim.

1 order more baseboard trim than you need.