Installing Base Molding After Carpet

How to install new base trim over an existing carpet.

Installing base molding after carpet.

In addition the tack strip will be under the baseboards. This means that if the installation company needs to re stretch the carpet at a later date they may need to loosen some of the baseboards in order to pull the carpet up. 1st someday you will be replacing the carpet if you have the baseboards installed on top of the carpet you will have to remove them to pull up the old carpet. Baseboard molding is fitted to the bottom of a wall for decoration and to hide unsightly blemishes and carpet fray.

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 and carpet right up next to the wall. If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should be. 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.

When installing baseboards after carpet. Installing a baseboard trim around carpet areas adds a fancy edge to the room helping to make the carpet part of the room. If the tack strip or carpet is uneven in the areas where the baseboard is installed the. If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet.

Take it from a 31 year professional installer put down the baseboards first leaving a gap at the bottom for the very best. However when installing the baseboard later painting and applying caulk can be a more tedious task to avoid mixing it in the carpet. This is because when installing the baseboards after carpet installation they tend to wedge the carpet in between the tack strips and baseboards like a vice.