Installing Baseboard Trim Over Carpet

However consult with your installer to be sure they have no concerns.

Installing baseboard trim over carpet.

Tools and supplies to install baseboards. A week before installation bring the wood inside to acclimate. To determine the amount of baseboard material you need measure each straight section of the wall and round up to the nearest whole foot dimension divisible by two. Then touch up base if need be.

Baseboard installed on top of carpet should be installed at approximately the same height with this exception. The trimmer is not going to make a special trip back to install the base after carpet is installed. Start running baseboard against inside corners and work toward outside corners. 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.

Do not push down on the baseboard so that it presses into the carpeting. They will need to be careful not to damage the baseboard when installing the tack strips. Baseboard first set on 3 8 wood lath strips tack less set between 3 8 1 2 inch away padding brought up to tack less and carpet installed and stretched over tack less and tucked under base. These can be reused over and over again so hold onto them.

The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim. Carpet installers prefer to cut the carpet a little long and tuck the excess into the gap for a neater job. If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should. For most installers this is not a problem and can be done easily.

Preparing to install baseboards. Steps on how to install baseboard 1. All you need to so now is go along that wall and fasten the remainder of the trim as you normally would. Hammer tack nails through these holes into the wall plate.

Try adding painters tape. Drill 1 16 inch holes every 16 inches through the baseboard angled downward toward the wall plate. This technique also leaves more of that handsome baseboard showing above the carpet. Scarf and butt joints.

Safety tips for installing baseboard. Once the trim is fastened remove the short baseboard pieces and move these along as you install the baseboard. Coping an inside corner joint. Fit the molding to the wall flush against the carpet.

When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g. The idea is that you should.