Baseboard installation for carpet baseboard trim installation is one thing that just anyone can do.
Trim height for carpet install.
If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard.
This way you can make sure you have the same height of your trim all the way across and.
It will most likely be between and.
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.
Baseboard installed on top of carpet should be installed at approximately the same height with this exception.
When you re installing baseboards over vinyl wood or plastic laminate floors the best way to handle gaps between the drywall and the flooring is to shim the gap with narrow blocks of 1 2 in wood.
Install trim before the carpet with help from a foreman for lighty contractors in this free video clip.
They can provide a recommendation on how thick carpet and padding will be.
If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet.
Sorry if this is redundant but what height should i install my baseboard off the floor so the carpet guy wont have a problem tucking it under.
If carpet is already installed.
Some carpenters place the trim down to the subfloor or to the wood flooring.
How to install baseboard over existing carpet.
But baseboard installation for carpet is a bit different than the norm.
The best thing to do is to ask the company who is installing your carpet.
Carpet installers prefer to cut the carpet a little long and tuck the excess into the gap for a neater job.
If you plan to install baseboard moulding before adding carpet it needs to be installed 1 inch above floor level to allow room for both pad and carpet.
Then touch up base if need be.
This is not a good idea and will in most cases make it tougher on the carpet layers.
The height does not need to be a total of the padding and carpet.