Installing Floor Trim Before Carpet

My advise install the trim and doors first and stress to the carpet installers to be as careful as possible.

Installing floor trim before carpet.

Installing base molding before carpet is like installing window door casing before the window door. This way you can make sure you have the. You can also put a strip of 2 inch delicate work painter s tape on your trim before the carpet goes down. However consult with your installer to be sure they have no concerns.

This will help prevent some of the minor scratches the edge of the carpet can cause before it is chiseled behind the tack strip. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall. Remove your pencils and continue all the way down your wall. 3 8 is the maximum needed.

The trim will be installed on top. In some cases this will not be possible since. The molding should be installed after the floor covering and should be adjusted any time the flooring is changed. You don t need to leave any gaps.

Then touch up base if need be. If you do you ll likely end up with wavy uneven molding. The pad is great to kneel on but the tack strips aren t. When installing the molding don t simply follow the flooring.

Keeping the base off the floor helps the carpet installers to tuck the perimeter. Cut the baseboard get your baseboard cut to the exact length of the space you ll be putting it. When installing baseboard before carpet the easiest thing to do is to install it even with the bottom edge of the drywall as previously described. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim.

Baseboard is usually installed before the pad. For most installers this is not a problem and can be done easily. Leave about a half inch at the bottom of the trim uncovered then remove it after the carpet is installed. Pushing your trim back into the corner place a nail about 2 to 3 inches out and nail it off.

The pad is cut to fit against the tack strips.