Install Carpet No Baseboards

All paint is to be done before carpet installation to avoid dirty boots and shoes on new carpet and to avoid any paint spatter.

Install carpet no baseboards.

We use 3 8. I am painting 2 bedrooms and then having wall to wall carpet installed. Thus would look unfinished if the baseboards were not altered in some way. This space is bigger than the thickness of the new floors we were installing.

If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet. Installing hardwood floors without removing the baseboards is possible and it s a suitable option for other types of flooring as well. As a contractor i always install the baseboards before carpet. For that reason alone i d be inclined to install baseboards after carpet just as a regular course of events.

If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should be. 3 points 2 years ago. So in the above photo behind the kids inspecting the carpet removal there is now a space under the baseboards which was previously filled by the carpet. Is it absolutely necessary to have baseboard.

These rooms are small a. A week before installation bring the wood inside to acclimate. If you plan to install baseboard moulding before adding carpet it needs to be installed 1 inch above floor level to allow room for both pad and carpet. I like the wall color next to the carpet and don t want to call attention to the non descript baseboard by painting it shiny white like the other woodwork.

If your baseboards have been glued to the wall and would cause damage if you tried to remove them it may be best to leave them. This is generally about an inch for the nail tack and you will use a carpet tucker to tuck the excess carpet into the baseboard. Start running baseboard against inside corners and work toward outside corners. Measure number and mark photo by craig raine.