Install Carpet Or Trim First

Install carpet transition strips at thresholds where carpet meets another type of flooring.

Install carpet or trim first.

Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet. Base first the carpet guys have their own tricks of the trade. Carpet layers should be the very last trade on the job. 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. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g. Also keeps caulk and paint problems off of the new carpet everybody makes mistakes has accidents. Tile should have a grout line equal to the field of the tile.

I install the flooring first then trim tight to it. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet. Second drywall would wick up moisture from flooded floors or carpet. Baseboard trim has nothing to do with holding carpeting in place.

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. Use the knee kicker to fit the carpet over the hooks in the carpet. Seal the edge of the carpet with latex seam sealer to prevent unraveling.

First in the event of carpet installation the gap will need to be there for the edges of the carpet to be tucked under. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim. Measure the threshold and cut the carpet gripper to length with a hack saw. A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim.

The carpet guys believe installing flooring first would be the most cost effective and stress free solution and here is why. If you re replacing carpet first before painting it will be easier for the flooring company. If you care about doing quality work and not wasting time you paint the walls then install the hard floors cabinetry doors and trim. When glue doesn t secure the carpet tack strips installed on the floor near.