Install Baseboard Heater Before Carpet

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

Install baseboard heater before carpet.

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. However consult with your installer to be. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet.

Baseboard molding is fitted to the bottom of a wall for decoration and to hide unsightly blemishes and carpet fray. A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim. 1 order more baseboard trim than you need. In some cases this will not be possible since.

The carpet installer will run the carpet up to the front of the baseboard against the strip. You don t need to. It looks so unprofessional. This means that if the installation company needs to re stretch the carpet at a later date they may need to loosen some of the baseboards in order to pull the carpet up.

This is because when installing the baseboards after carpet installation they tend to wedge the carpet in between the tack strips and baseboards like a vice. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall. That s how i do it. If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet.

The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim. Once the carpet and the baseboards are in place you can tuck the edges of the carpet under the baseboard to give the room a finished appearance. I never just set 3 4 blocks to set the height of the baseboard heaters. When installing baseboard before carpet the easiest thing to do is to install it even with the bottom edge of the drywall as previously described.

For most installers this is not a problem and can be done easily.