Install Doors Before Carpet

By having all the doors and trim up first the painters can come in and spray everything out and get the first coat of color on the walls.

Install doors before carpet.

Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet. Baseboard goes down then the 2nd coat of paint goes on. If you were installing vinyl or tile you would do the same but hold off on any quarter round trim until you re done. Then the flooring installers come in and do their thing.

In my article hanging pre hung interior doors jul 16 i discussed the process i ve developed for installing interior doors in a fast and efficient manner. The standard procedure is to install carpet after the doors and trim are installed. Sliding doors can be confusing to install on carpet because instead of small corner brackets they typically are installed with track brackets that run the width of the closet opening. 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.

If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet. If you re remodeling your closet and installing sliding doors you may be concerned when it comes to installing the bottom brackets on your carpeting. You don t need to. A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim.

I don t like for the doors to drag on the carpeting but i do like it when they are as tight as they can be to the floor. I enjoyed john spier s article on installing pre hung doors what about when the floors will be carpeted. John spier owner of spier construction a building and remodeling company on block island r i responds. This is for timing.

On a professional job all the doors are hung first then cased.