Carpet Or Molding First

Should i wait to have the carpet installed or just leave a small gap on the base moulding for the carpet to be tucked into.

Carpet or molding first.

Problem was it made the baseboard look wonky big time. Base molding or carpet first. While a professional painter puts down a drop cloth and still takes measures to protect a bare floor paint spilled on an. Just the other day i was watch a guy putting in some baseboards.

If you care about doing quality work and not wasting time you paint the walls then install the hard floors cabinetry doors and trim. Tile should have a grout line equal to the field of the tile. This molding will provide a seamless look when transitioning between flooring surfaces. There are many legitimate reasons to do construction work in the proper sequence.

First in the event of carpet installation the gap will need to be there for the edges of the carpet to be tucked under. Base first the carpet guys have their own tricks of the trade. I install the flooring first then trim tight to it. Coordinates with hardwood floor providing a beautiful finished look.

Also keeps caulk and paint problems off of the new carpet everybody makes mistakes has accidents. The way i like to do it is hang doors first cut jambs lay floor install baseboard and then qtr round. Flooring is always last except for hardwood laminates i hate the shoe mould look. Second drywall would wick up moisture from flooded floors or carpet.

Carpet layers should be the very last trade on the job. If the carpet and baseboards are installed first though the painting process is slowed as the painter takes extra measures to avoid getting paint on the baseboards and the edges of the carpet where it meets the wall.