The previous owner of my home put up walls for separate rooms OVER existing carpet in the basement. He/she did not install baseboard along the new walls. I'm planning on replacing the carpet in the basement as well as installing baseboard along the walls. What should I do first? The carpet installer is going to have to cut the carpet from underneathe the walls in order to replace it. Should I wait until after the new carpet is installed or can I go ahead and put the new baseboard in regardless?
Carpet first .. baseboard after..to hide the staples..and hold the carpet edge down..if you put carpet in after baseboards you will have problems with unravelling of the carpet with your vacuum..carpets first.
Baseboard first..Hold 3/8 to 1/2 inch off floor. You will have to cut the carpet from under walls before you put base down..No way around it. Then install the carpet. You can put the base down after the carpet but it will take a little more time to keep it running straight and if the tack strip is put too close to the wall you might have trouble changing carpet later.
You ll have to cut the carpet out and put the base on. Depending in what carpet you put in , the normal distance to leave the base up it just the thick ness of a normal base. Unless you have thin carpet and thick base use a few pcs of scrape.. Doing this will also stop the tracking and sawdust you ll track in on new carpet putting it in.. A couple of draw backs , but its minor.. Newly painted base, the paint isn t cured and can be easily scratched up from the carpet backing. This is hard not to do because of the backing of most carpets. If they are painted be prepared for some minor touch ups . Even care full installers it can happen.. GL
