Installing Baseboard Molding Over Carpet

It does fit right over the top beautifully.

Installing baseboard molding over carpet.

If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should be installed snugly on top of the carpet. However when installing the baseboard later painting and applying caulk can be a more tedious task to avoid mixing it in the carpet. This technique also leaves more of that handsome baseboard showing above the carpet. I ordered one 8ft.

Try adding painters tape over the baseboard for protection. Drill 1 16 inch holes every 16 inches through the baseboard angled downward toward the wall plate. Piece for this project. When the carpet is installed that is more easily tucked into place beneath the trim.

Nail the baseboard in place with the sticks resting only lightly on the surface of the carpet. If the molding is slightly long trim it at angled 1 16 inch increments from the end to fit the wall. This is the basic method for baseboard installation for carpet applications. Fit the molding to the wall flush against the carpet.

If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should. The carpet installer can run the tack strip and carpet right up next to the wall. The only thing that is different than any other baseboard installation is the small rise above the base floor. You can see here how the back of the molding is carved out to fit right over my existing molding.

Hammer tack nails through these holes into the wall plate. Lay them flat on the floor every few feet and then cut the base to fit rest it on the spacers and nail it into place. If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet. The idea is that you should.

Carpet installers prefer to cut the carpet a little long and tuck the excess into the gap for a neater job. The trimmer is not going to make a special trip back to install the base after carpet is installed. When installing baseboards after carpet. Then touch up base if need be.

Here is a picture to show you how it fits over my baseboard. Baseboard installed on top of carpet should be installed at approximately the same height with this exception. My existing baseboard is really narrow not anywhere near as wide as the sample the manufacturer shows. Once the trim is fastened remove the short baseboard pieces and move these along as you install the baseboard.

Do not push down on the baseboard so that it presses into the carpeting.