Install Baseboard Heater Before Carpet

Baseboard molding is fitted to the bottom of a wall for decoration and to hide unsightly blemishes and carpet fray.

Install baseboard heater before carpet.

You don t need to. Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving 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. I never just set 3 4 blocks to set the height of the baseboard heaters.

Like me said stand back and you will see under the heater. When installing baseboard before carpet the easiest thing to do is to install it even with the bottom edge of the drywall as previously described. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet. Once the carpet and the baseboards are in place you can tuck the edges of the carpet under the baseboard to give the room a finished appearance.

However consult with your installer to be. For most installers this is not a problem and can be done easily. 1 order more baseboard trim than you need. That s how i do it.

This means that if the installation company needs to re stretch the carpet at a later date they may need to loosen some of the baseboards in order to pull the carpet up. The carpet installer will run the carpet up to the front of the baseboard against the strip. This is because when installing the baseboards after carpet installation they tend to wedge the carpet in between the tack strips and baseboards like a vice. Professional looking baseboard installation can be achieved with a compound miter saw that can cut 45 degree corner angles at the molding ends.

The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim. If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall. 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.

It looks so unprofessional.