Adding Baseboard To Floor Over Carpet. If you plan to install baseboard moulding before adding carpet it needs to be installed 1 inch above floor level to allow room for both pad and carpet. How to install new base trim over an existing carpet. Baseboard molding is fitted to the bottom of a wall for decoration and to hide unsightly blemishes and carpet fray.
If you decided to lay your carpet before installing the baseboard around the bottom of your walls in your home you actually have a somewhat. Baseboard molding is fitted to the bottom of a wall for decoration and to hide unsightly blemishes and carpet fray.
Here is a picture to show you how it fits over my baseboard.
So after the floors were laid it was going to be impossible to get the old out. Piece for this project. If you decided to lay your carpet before installing the baseboard around the bottom of your walls in your home you actually have a somewhat. It does fit right over the top beautifully.