Carpet First Or Baseboard First

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Carpet first or baseboard first.

First in the event of carpet installation the gap will need to be there for the edges of the carpet to be tucked under. 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. But baseboard always go on after tile installation in areas with tile. They also may need the carpet to roll up the edges of the room in order to properly trim it to size.

A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim. Paneling and trim what comes first. I want to replace the carpet so it only makes sense to do the wallpaper before it will save me from messing up the new carpet and i am on a roll from removing wallpaper in the rest of my home. Baseboards go in first and then your tackless striping stands about 1 2 out from the baseboard.

I am finishing off my basement and have come to the point where i need to know if i install the base molding first. There may be instances where you want to put the carpet down first. Some professionals may have a strong preference but ultimately baseboards can be installed before or after carpet. If you re replacing carpet first before painting it will be easier for the flooring company.

Base board first it is easier to paint and fill the finish nail holes a good carpet installer can get it under the baseboard easily enough. How to install carpet first. Ask your carpet installer their preference to begin the discussion. We build custom homes and always do the baseboard first then paint caulk puddy then carpet.

Generally the installation of carpet or baseboard is easier for whoever installs first. When the carpet is install use a stretcher to get the carpet attached to the tackless. Carpet or baseboard molding. When you remove the excess use cutter made to slide along the wall and then drive the edge of the carpet down into that 1 2 space between the strip and the wall.

If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet.