Carpet Or Trim First

Also you ll probably end up replacing the carpet at some point too and the trim will already be in place.

Carpet or trim first.

Carpet layers should be the very last trade on the job. Tile should have a grout line equal to the field of the tile. There may be instances where you want to put the carpet down first. Flooring is always last except for hardwood laminates i hate the shoe mould look.

First in the event of carpet installation the gap will need to be there for the edges of the carpet to be tucked under. Also keeps caulk and paint problems off of the new carpet everybody makes mistakes has accidents. I install the flooring first then trim tight to it. Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet.

How to install carpet first. Might as well build it that way from the start. This gives the carpet installer a place to tuck the edges of the carpet for a nice clean edge. Trim first spaced 1 2 off the floor and space the tack strips 1 2 out from there.

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. Second drywall would wick up moisture from flooded floors or carpet. There are many legitimate reasons to do construction work in the proper sequence.

Base first the carpet guys have their own tricks of the trade. Most houses i have seen and designed we always put the trim on top of finish floor except for carpeting.