Do U Put Up Floor Trim Before Carpet

I do have to agree with the first gentleman.

Do u put up floor trim before carpet.

I use the 5 1 4 wide finger jointed pre primed stuff. It would make sense to do it before because after to patch up the nail holes and repaint it you dont have to worry about getting paint on the carpet but it wont. I would still install the new stuff before carpet and space it off the floor 1 2. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g.

I have installed many carpets and i. How to install trim before the carpet. Transition from a thick hard flooring such as hardwood or tile to a thinner hard flooring such as vinyl. Do i put the floor base moulding in before or after i carpet.

My advise install the trim and doors first and stress to the carpet installers to be as careful as possible. This is because when installing the baseboards after carpet installation they tend to wedge the carpet in between the tack strips and. Carpet installation companies tend to prefer that you have the baseboards set up ahead of time. You can also put a strip of 2 inch delicate work painter s tape on your trim before the carpet goes down.

Leave about a half. Install trim before the. Part of the series. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim.

It s priced right and looks great when it s nicley painted and caulked. Create a final finished edge on one floor material rather than to transition between two floors. 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. Transition from carpet to another material.

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