Install Carpet Or Trim First

If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet.

Install carpet or trim first.

If you re replacing carpet first before painting it will be easier for the flooring company. Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet. How to install base board trim for carpet areas. A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim.

The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim. The carpet guys believe installing flooring first would be the most cost effective and stress free solution and here is why. Use the knee kicker to fit the carpet over the hooks in the carpet. Measure the threshold and cut the carpet gripper to length with a hack saw.

When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g. Carpet installers have to bring large rolls of carpet into your home 12 foot rolls minimize seams in your room not small. Tile should have a grout line equal to the field of the tile. If you care about doing quality work and not wasting time you paint the walls then install the hard floors cabinetry doors and trim.

Seal the edge of the carpet with latex seam sealer to prevent unraveling. Also keeps caulk and paint problems off of the new carpet everybody makes mistakes has accidents. Base first the carpet guys have their own tricks of the trade. You don t need to.

Second drywall would wick up moisture from flooded floors or carpet. Screw the carpet trim to the floor. There are many legitimate reasons to do construction work in the proper sequence. Carpet layers should be the very last trade on the job.

I install the flooring first then trim tight to it. Flooring is always last except for hardwood laminates i hate the shoe mould look. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall. Install carpet transition strips at thresholds where carpet meets another type of flooring.