Carpet Or Trim First

I install the flooring first then trim tight to it.

Carpet or trim first.

Also keeps caulk and paint problems off of the new carpet everybody makes mistakes has accidents. Might as well build it that way from the start. Second drywall would wick up moisture from flooded floors or carpet. Both the flooring contractor and trim contractor said to install trim first.

Is this standard practice or just an opinion. This gives the carpet installer a place to tuck the edges of the carpet for a nice clean edge. Flooring is always last except for hardwood laminates i hate the shoe mould look. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet.

If you care about doing quality work and not wasting time you paint the walls then install the hard floors cabinetry doors and trim. Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet. A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim. 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. How to install carpet first. There may be instances where you want to put the carpet down first.

Also you ll probably end up replacing the carpet at some point too and the trim will already be in place. Carpet layers should be the very last trade on the job.