Carpet Or Moulding First

If you re replacing carpet first before painting it will be easier for the flooring company.

Carpet or moulding first.

If you are carpeting with any type of plush rug with padding just use the thickness of the base moulding 1 2 to 9 16 to space the trim off the floor. If you are carpeting with any type of plush rug with padding just use the thickness of the base moulding 1 2 to 9 16 to space the trim off the floor. With thicker carpet and pads usually 1 2 works perfectly. Retrofit is a different matter.

The least amount of construction traffic on the carpet the better. If you are using a berber type carpet i would set the base about 3 8 off the sub floor. This will make it much easier to paint or stain the baseboards without worrying about dripping on or ruining the carpet. You want to install your trim before the carpet.

If you are thinking one of the thinner more commercial like products without any padding i would lessen the spacer to 1 4 to 3 8 to prevent any unsightly gaps. The good news is that people actually install carpeting and trim in either order so there isn t any big reason to worry about it. Carpet installers have to bring large rolls of carpet into your home 12 foot rolls minimize seams in your room not small paint cans or brushes. If you paint the trim first you run the risk of the wall color splattering and having to touch it up again.

Carpet is always the last trade in on new construction because the other trades will ruin the carpet. Should you install carpet or trim first. If you are thinking one of the thinner more commercial like products without any padding i would lessen the spacer to 1 4 to 3 8 to prevent any unsightly gaps. Paddedhat is the expert because he builds houses for a living.

Deciding whether you should paint before installing carpet or not has benefits and drawbacks on both sides. Something will get spilled or dropped muddy boots will walk across it or it will have to be pulled up to fix something else. On the other hand if you paint the wall first then the trim paint could bleed over and.