Adding Baseboard To Floor With Carpet

The carpet installer can run the tack strip and carpet right up next to the wall.

Adding baseboard to floor with carpet. Enhance the areas where floor and wall meet enhance the areas where floor and wall meet with the colonial 8 ft. Baseboard trim has nothing to do with holding carpeting in place. But depending on the cost of molding it may just be more cost effective to trade out the old baseboards with new and taller ones. Or perhaps adding a flat strip of molding in between the bottom and the top molding pieces.

Place the baseboard on the wall. The baseboard at the bottom of a wall should always be installed slightly raised from the floor s surface. Take a carpenter s level and place it over the board. There are two reasons for this gap which is generally required by building codes.

Professional looking baseboard installation can be achieved with a compound miter saw that can cut 45 degree corner angles at the molding ends. To place the baseboard properly keep one fourth inches of space between the baseboard and the surface of the floor. When glue doesn t secure the carpet tack strips installed on the floor near the wall hold the carpeting down. With the help of the carpenter s level make sure that the baseboard is placed in the right way.

If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should be. Base moulidng can hide gaps and protect walls from traffic and floor maintenance. However when installing the baseboard later painting and applying caulk can be a more tedious task to avoid mixing it in the carpet. If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet.

Carpet installers often tuck the ends of the carpet under the baseboards for a clean finished look. Baseboard molding is fitted to the bottom of a wall for decoration and to hide unsightly blemishes and carpet fray. Try adding painters tape over the baseboard for protection. Two baseboard pieces cut at matching angles can be joined together at inside and.

When installing baseboards after carpet. Adding moulding to your home or office adds value and a nice finishing touch. When this carpet is removed and replaced with hardwood vinyl or other floor coverings you might spot a gap between the bottom of your baseboards and your new floor.