Carpet Or Moulding First

The carpet guys believe installing flooring first would be the most cost effective and stress free solution and here is why.

Carpet or moulding first.

If you re replacing carpet first before painting it will be easier for the flooring company. If you paint the trim first you run the risk of the wall color splattering and having to touch it up again. After trim paint tile other types of flooring etc. Retrofit is a different matter.

The good news is that people actually install carpeting and trim in either order so there isn t any big reason to worry about it. The least amount of construction traffic on the carpet the better. If you are thinking one of the thinner more commercial like products without any padding i would lessen the spacer to 1 4 to 3 8 to prevent any unsightly gaps. Paddedhat is the expert because he builds houses for a living.

Should you install carpet or trim first. You want to install your trim before the carpet. I think the carpet should be one of the last things you do on the project period. Carpet installers have to bring large rolls of carpet into your home 12 foot rolls minimize seams in your room not small paint cans or brushes.

Carpet is always the last trade in on new construction because the other trades will ruin the carpet. If you are carpeting with any type of plush rug with padding just use the thickness of the base moulding 1 2 to 9 16 to space the trim off the floor. With thicker carpet and pads usually 1 2 works perfectly. Something will get spilled or dropped muddy boots will walk across it or it will have to be pulled up to fix something else.

If you are thinking one of the thinner more commercial like products without any padding i would lessen the spacer to 1 4 to 3 8 to prevent any unsightly gaps. If you are using a berber type carpet i would set the base about 3 8 off the sub floor. If you are carpeting with any type of plush rug with padding just use the thickness of the base moulding 1 2 to 9 16 to space the trim off the floor.