Carpet Baseboard Height

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Carpet baseboard height.

Now take a few of those short baseboard pieces and place them flat on the floor along the wall. For things like tile or hardwood you would want to give a to inch clearance for the installers to be able to put the flooring in and be able to slide the edges beneath the baseboards. 6 scribing for floors that are not level you will need to scribe the bottom of the baseboard for an accurate fit. If adding baseboards after carpet is laid it should be installed at the same height as without carpet.

Now you have the trim in place with a space off the floor the thickness of the baseboard which is approximately 3 8 of an inch. If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard should be installed snugly on top of the carpet. Baseboard height for carpet. If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard.

Baseboard installed on top of carpet should be installed at approximately the same height with this exception. Discussion starter 1 apr 11 2005 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. How to install baseboard over existing carpet the best thing to do is to ask the company who is installing your carpet. Oftentimes it is best to install the baseboards after the carpet is installed simply because of these tack strips.

They can provide a recommendation on how thick carpet and padding will be. Joined apr 17 2003 604 posts. Baseboard height from the floor can depend on the materials of the floor and where you are at in the installation process.