Carpet installers prefer to cut the carpet a little long and tuck the excess into the gap for a neater job.
Trim height for carpet install.
Then touch up base if need be.
But baseboard installation for carpet is a bit different than the norm.
The trimmer is not going to make a special trip back to install the base after carpet is installed.
The height does not need to be a total of the padding and carpet.
This is not a good idea and will in most cases make it tougher on the carpet layers.
I was going to leave 1 2 but i have heard that it too much.
Sorry if this is redundant but what height should i install my baseboard off the floor so the carpet guy wont have a problem tucking it under.
How to install baseboard over existing carpet.
The best thing to do is to ask the company who is installing your carpet.
This way you can make sure you have the same height of your trim all the way across and.
Baseboard installation for carpet baseboard trim installation is one thing that just anyone can do.
When you re installing baseboards over vinyl wood or plastic laminate floors the best way to handle gaps between the drywall and the flooring is to shim the gap with narrow blocks of 1 2 in wood.
If carpet is already installed.
They can provide a recommendation on how thick carpet and padding will be.
Baseboard first set on 3 8 wood lath strips tack less set between 3 8 1 2 inch away padding brought up to tack less and carpet installed and stretched over tack less and tucked under base.
If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet.
If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard.
I will be putting in berber carpet with a basement pad if it makes any difference.
Some carpenters place the trim down to the subfloor or to the wood flooring.
Baseboard installed on top of carpet should be installed at approximately the same height with this exception.