Install Doors Before Carpet

Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet.

Install doors before carpet.

This is for timing. If you re remodeling your closet and installing sliding doors you may be concerned when it comes to installing the bottom brackets on your carpeting. The standard procedure is to install carpet after the doors and trim are installed. Sliding doors can be confusing to install on carpet because instead of small corner brackets they typically are installed with track brackets that run the width of the closet opening.

By having all the doors and trim up first the painters can come in and spray everything out and get the first coat of color on the walls. I don t like for the doors to drag on the carpeting but i do like it when they are as tight as they can be to the floor. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet. John spier owner of spier construction a building and remodeling company on block island r i responds.

Then the flooring installers come in and do their thing. 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. You don t need to. In my article hanging pre hung interior doors jul 16 i discussed the process i ve developed for installing interior doors in a fast and efficient manner.

On a professional job all the doors are hung first then cased. A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim. The important consideration particularly for pre hung doors is how high to install it above the subfloor. Baseboard goes down then the 2nd coat of paint goes on.

Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall.