Install Carpet Or Trim First

Screw the carpet trim to the floor.

Install carpet or trim first.

How to install base board trim for carpet areas. A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim. Measure the threshold and cut the carpet gripper to length with a hack saw. Install carpet transition strips at thresholds where carpet meets another type of flooring.

Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall. Base first the carpet guys have their own tricks of the trade. When glue doesn t secure the carpet tack strips installed on the floor near.

Also keeps caulk and paint problems off of the new carpet everybody makes mistakes has accidents. 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 layers should be the very last trade on the job. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet.

Use the knee kicker to fit the carpet over the hooks in the carpet. If you re replacing carpet first before painting it will be easier for the flooring company. Flooring is always last except for hardwood laminates i hate the shoe mould look. There are many legitimate reasons to do construction work in the proper sequence.

Carpet installers have to bring large rolls of carpet into your home 12 foot rolls minimize seams in your room not small. Second drywall would wick up moisture from flooded floors or carpet. Seal the edge of the carpet with latex seam sealer to prevent unraveling. If you care about doing quality work and not wasting time you paint the walls then install the hard floors cabinetry doors and trim.

I install the flooring first then trim tight to it. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g. You don t need to. Baseboard trim has nothing to do with holding carpeting in place.