Install Carpet Or Trim First

Tile should have a grout line equal to the field of the tile.

Install carpet or trim first.

When glue doesn t secure the carpet tack strips installed on the floor near. I install the flooring first then trim tight to it. Install carpet transition strips at thresholds where carpet meets another type of flooring. Flooring is always last except for hardwood laminates i hate the shoe mould look.

You don t need to. Carpet installers have to bring large rolls of carpet into your home 12 foot rolls minimize seams in your room not small. Base first the carpet guys have their own tricks of the trade. There are many legitimate reasons to do construction work in the proper sequence.

The carpet guys believe installing flooring first would be the most cost effective and stress free solution and here is why. If you care about doing quality work and not wasting time you paint the walls then install the hard floors cabinetry doors and trim. Second drywall would wick up moisture from flooded floors or carpet. A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim.

When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g. Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet. If you re replacing carpet first before painting it will be easier for the flooring company. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet.

Also keeps caulk and paint problems off of the new carpet everybody makes mistakes has accidents. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall. Carpet layers should be the very last trade on the job. Use the knee kicker to fit the carpet over the hooks in the carpet.

Screw the carpet trim to the floor. First in the event of carpet installation the gap will need to be there for the edges of the carpet to be tucked under. How to install base board trim for carpet areas. Measure the threshold and cut the carpet gripper to length with a hack saw.