On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:25:55 -0700 (PDT), sid
wrote:

Getting ready to have carpet installed and I want to know the proper
height to install the baseboard from the floor (Short shag or berber).
I have seen this question posted before, but I don't believe a
definitive answer was given.

The best advice the other articles gave was to ask the carpet
installer. We had the sales guy here the other day to measure up the
floor space, and I ask what height he would recommend. But he really
didn't have an answer. He pointed to the wallboard that I left up 1/2"
from the floor and stated that that would be plenty.

I thought that the industry would have a standard ?

Thanks

Why would you want to install the base trim off the floor? That would
increase the difficulty of the trim installation for no reason.

Most homes have base moulding installed on the floor (underlayment)
for all carpeted rooms. Any rooms using something other than carpet
such as hardwood, tile or sheet goods would be installed before the
base moulding. The base moulding would then be ripped to a width that
will line up with the height of the moulding in the carpeted rooms.

Gordon Shumway wrote:

Why would you want to install the base trim off the floor? That would
increase the difficulty of the trim installation for no reason.

In a production house, base molding is frequently installed before the final
flooring (carpet, wood, tile). This lets the painters come in a spray the walls
and ceiling without having to protect the floor. You don't have to install the
base trim this way, but it means the trim has to be painted separately, and you
have to touch up all the seams.

Most homes have base moulding installed on the floor (underlayment)
for all carpeted rooms. Any rooms using something other than carpet
such as hardwood, tile or sheet goods would be installed before the
base moulding. The base moulding would then be ripped to a width that
will line up with the height of the moulding in the carpeted rooms.

You can install carpet flush with the base trim, but it makes stretching very
hard, means the edges have to be perfectly cut and makes the base trim look
short. Far better to use the gap under the base trim to hide the edge and allow
for stretching..

Ripping molding to match height? Only if the cost of labor is not a concern.

On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:04:11 -0600, Robert Neville
wrote:

Gordon Shumway wrote:

Why would you want to install the base trim off the floor? That would
increase the difficulty of the trim installation for no reason.

In a production house, base molding is frequently installed before the final
flooring (carpet, wood, tile). This lets the painters come in a spray the walls
and ceiling without having to protect the floor. You don't have to install the
base trim this way, but it means the trim has to be painted separately, and you
have to touch up all the seams.

I hadn't considered the production techniques of some of todays
houses. I was talking about the way our house was built about 40
years ago. The painters did come in and paint the interior prior to
any base moulding and casing installation. All of our trim is stained
not painted.

Most homes have base moulding installed on the floor (underlayment)
for all carpeted rooms. Any rooms using something other than carpet
such as hardwood, tile or sheet goods would be installed before the
base moulding. The base moulding would then be ripped to a width that
will line up with the height of the moulding in the carpeted rooms.

You can install carpet flush with the base trim, but it makes stretching very
hard, means the edges have to be perfectly cut and makes the base trim look
short. Far better to use the gap under the base trim to hide the edge and allow
for stretching.

Our trim is installed directly on the subfloor for the carpeted rooms.
The carpet installers have never mentioned any additional difficulty
with our house compared to any other house.

Ripping molding to match height? Only if the cost of labor is not a concern.

I would think the added time to rip the trim to match the height
wouldn't be as long as one would take for a cigarette break. If it
took longer than that I would consider getting someone that knew what
they were doing.

BS. Base is normally raised off the floor. This makes life
better for the carpet layer and allows more of the base to show.
My age is showing now, but we used to use 3/4 back in the days of
red and black shag. With heavy padding I would imagine it would
still work just fine.

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DanG
Keep the whole world singing . . .


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On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:25:55 -0700 (PDT), sid

wrote:

Getting ready to have carpet installed and I want to know the
proper
height to install the baseboard from the floor (Short shag or
berber).
I have seen this question posted before, but I don't believe a
definitive answer was given.

The best advice the other articles gave was to ask the carpet
installer. We had the sales guy here the other day to measure
up the
floor space, and I ask what height he would recommend. But he
really
didn't have an answer. He pointed to the wallboard that I left
up 1/2"
from the floor and stated that that would be plenty.

I thought that the industry would have a standard ?

Thanks

Why would you want to install the base trim off the floor? That
would
increase the difficulty of the trim installation for no reason.

Most homes have base moulding installed on the floor
(underlayment)
for all carpeted rooms. Any rooms using something other than
carpet
such as hardwood, tile or sheet goods would be installed before
the
base moulding. The base moulding would then be ripped to a
width that
will line up with the height of the moulding in the carpeted
rooms.

On Aug 29, 6:04*pm, Robert Neville wrote:

Ripping molding to match height? Only if the cost of labor is not a concern.