Trim Before Or After Carpet

I got about half the space done before he was scheduled and finished the other half after the carpet was in.

Trim before or after carpet.

Carpet installers have to bring large rolls of carpet into your home 12 foot rolls minimize seams in your room not small paint cans or brushes. I asked my carpet guy. You don t need to. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall.

Leave no more than 1 4 between the trim and the floor. If you re replacing carpet first before painting it will be easier for the flooring company. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g. He gave me instructions on installing them beforehand 1 4 gap.

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. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim. You re free to follow any internet expert you chose to. 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.

Unless you want to repaint and have damaged trim install the carpet first. Then touch up base if need be. A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet.

He wasn t particular about whether or not the baseboards were installed before or after the carpet. But i would maybe stop at the carpet store and run this by a real pro. Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet. They also may need the carpet to roll up the edges of the room in order to properly trim it to size.