Carpet Or Molding First

Second drywall would wick up moisture from flooded floors or carpet.

Carpet or molding first.

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. Carpet layers should be the very last trade on the job. The thing was the floors were out about 3 4 in on a 12 run and he kept his baseboards on the floor.

Just the other day i was watch a guy putting in some baseboards. Multi purpose reducer is used to transition floors of multi purpose reducer is used to transition floors of unequal height from wood laminate floors to carpet vinyl or tile. I want to get something done and my door case molding and base moulding would be a good weekend project. Also keeps caulk and paint problems off of the new carpet everybody makes mistakes has accidents.

There are many legitimate reasons to do construction work in the proper sequence. While a professional painter puts down a drop cloth and still takes measures to protect a bare floor paint spilled on an. 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. 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. I install the flooring first then trim tight to it. Base molding or carpet first. Problem was it made the baseboard look wonky big time.

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. First in the event of carpet installation the gap will need to be there for the edges of the carpet to be tucked under.