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Remove carpet before cabinet install?
I have just finished painting some built in cabinets I made for my living
room. (I had to have somewhere to put my new plasma tv!!!) My question is: Should I remove the carpet before I install the cabinets or would it be okay to install them over the carpet? The cabinets are ten feet long and will be screwed to the wall. I have three bookcases that will go on top of the cabinet. They will screwed to the wall also. What do yall think? I'm leaning towards removing the carpet but I'm not sure. |
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Remove carpet before cabinet install?
In article , Eric Smith
wrote: What do yall think? I'm leaning towards removing the carpet but I'm not sure. Removing it now will make replacing what's left a lot simpler in the future. -- Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain. |
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Remove carpet before cabinet install?
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 04:28:48 GMT, "Eric Smith"
wrote: My question is: Should I remove the carpet before I install the cabinets or would it be okay to install them over the carpet? The cabinets are ten feet long and will be screwed to the wall. I have three bookcases that will go on top of the cabinet. They will screwed to the wall also. What do yall think? I'm leaning towards removing the carpet but I'm not sure. I would remove the carpet. If you don't and need to replace the carpet down the road, you will have to cut the carpet then and figure out how to hide the cut where the new carpet will run against it. It shouldn't be too difficult to pull the carpet back, install the cabinets and then cut the carpet back to the cabinets. I think later, you will be glad you did. Mike O. |
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"Eric Smith" wrote in message ... I have just finished painting some built in cabinets I made for my living room. (I had to have somewhere to put my new plasma tv!!!) My question is: Should I remove the carpet before I install the cabinets or would it be okay to install them over the carpet? The cabinets are ten feet long and will be screwed to the wall. I have three bookcases that will go on top of the cabinet. They will screwed to the wall also. What do yall think? I'm leaning towards removing the carpet but I'm not sure. If you leave the carpet, you have to cope (pun intended) with the tack strip up against the wall. Or you can simple put an extra 1/4" shim under the forward edge of the kick to compensate. As I do not have the tools for kicking carpet and making clean butt joins, I leave it. When new carpet is required, it will be installed by a professional who will cut the old carpet, install tack strips and tuck the carpet properly against the kick, making a smooth edge. S/he will have all the proper tools. |
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On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 04:28:48 GMT, "Eric Smith"
wrote: I have just finished painting some built in cabinets I made for my living room. (I had to have somewhere to put my new plasma tv!!!) My question is: Should I remove the carpet before I install the cabinets or would it be okay to install them over the carpet? The cabinets are ten feet long and will be screwed to the wall. I have three bookcases that will go on top of the cabinet. They will screwed to the wall also. What do yall think? I'm leaning towards removing the carpet but I'm not sure. Since this is a built-in, remove the carpet and wrap the base molding around your new cabinets. The downside is that the cabinets will go with the house when you sell it. |
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"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message ... Removing it now will make replacing what's left a lot simpler in the future. If the cabinets are permanent you do not have to replace the carpet that is under them, ever. |
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you can ahave it all!
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someone also just posted in the message about dremel how they use a cutting
wheel disk to make a groove in the top of bolts when installing these in cabinets. my 2ç, the fiberglass disks are worth $, time, and aggravation ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 06:13:07 -0500, George wrote:
"Eric Smith" wrote in message ... I have just finished painting some built in cabinets I made for my living room. (I had to have somewhere to put my new plasma tv!!!) My question is: Should I remove the carpet before I install the cabinets or would it be okay to install them over the carpet? The cabinets are ten feet long and will be screwed to the wall. I have three bookcases that will go on top of the cabinet. They will screwed to the wall also. What do yall think? I'm leaning towards removing the carpet but I'm not sure. If you leave the carpet, you have to cope (pun intended) with the tack strip up against the wall. Or you can simple put an extra 1/4" shim under the forward edge of the kick to compensate. As I do not have the tools for kicking carpet and making clean butt joins, I leave it. When new carpet is required, it will be installed by a professional who will cut the old carpet, install tack strips and tuck the carpet properly against the kick, making a smooth edge. S/he will have all the proper tools. I've had a bit of success removing carpet for built-ins, but I don't have a kick tool. With new tack strip, a utility knife, and a hammer and blunt cold chisel I was able to hook the carpet to the strip and fold it under at the edges. When cut to the proper length it seemed to stretch back out and fold under with no problem. I'd love to have a kick tool, but for the two built-ins I've done in the last 10 years it ain't worth it. YMMV but I'd say remove the carpet. D. G. Adams |
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pick a low grade number bolt, if not using washer/dryer feet, which can be
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if u can get under, just use a wrench, put another locking nut tight up
underneath. Could install a "kickplate", like for your feet in kitchens, baseboard, wahatever, drill for bolt, counterbore (forstner, brad, spade, OR regular for nut, hammer in from bottom up. Don't matter. I used select pine 2x4, which is straight! could block them in ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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In article , Leon
wrote: If the cabinets are permanent you do not have to replace the carpet that is under them, ever. No, but someone will have to cut it away. Leaving the carpet in place is a half-assed way to do the job. -- Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain. |
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In article , Leon
wrote: "Dave Balderstone" wrote in message ... Removing it now will make replacing what's left a lot simpler in the future. If the cabinets are permanent you do not have to replace the carpet that is under them, ever Oh, by the way... if you read what I wrote you will see that I was not referring to replacing the carpet under the cabinets. -- Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain. |
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"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message ... In article , Leon wrote: If the cabinets are permanent you do not have to replace the carpet that is under them, ever. No, but someone will have to cut it away. Is that a big deal?? Who ever lays the new carpet will have to do a lot of cuts anyway. Carpet really cuts quite easily. Leaving the carpet in place is a half-assed way to do the job. I would not say so, it would save a lot unnecessary work as you will have to cut it away, put down tack strips and restretch the carpet to that point. |
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"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message ... Oh, by the way... if you read what I wrote you will see that I was not referring to replacing the carpet under the cabinets. I read it and understood it. Its no big deal to leave it there and cut it away later. |
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"bent" wrote in message ... pick a low grade number bolt, if not using washer/dryer feet, which can be tapered Is this bolt to help you remove the carpet? |
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Newbie suggestion:
cut away most of the carpet and raise the builtins with plywood blocks. Then when the carpet is replaced it can be tucked under the builtins. |
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Remove carpet before cabinet install?
This is the best reason of all. The carpet under the cabinet can wick
moisture from other places and mold even if the rest of the carpet looks dry. Larry Jaques wrote: Remove the carpet, mark the floor, and put down new tack strip before installing the cabinets, Eric. I've seen places where wet carpeting rotted and got moldy under cabinets like that before, and it's not pretty. It's much easier to replace the carpeting later, too. |
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Remove carpet before cabinet install?
Eric Smith wrote:
I have just finished painting some built in cabinets I made for my living room. (I had to have somewhere to put my new plasma tv!!!) My question is: Should I remove the carpet before I install the cabinets or would it be okay to install them over the carpet? The cabinets are ten feet long and will be screwed to the wall. I have three bookcases that will go on top of the cabinet. They will screwed to the wall also. What do yall think? I'm leaning towards removing the carpet but I'm not sure. Sigh. Figure out where the cabinets will go. Put some carpet tacks or better yet, some staples outside that dimension. Cut the carpet out. Cut the tack strip out. Put in your cabinets. The carpet stays in place and you don't have the problems with rotting carpet and wobbly cabinets as others have discussed. When the time comes to replace the carpet, it will not be a big deal for the carpet guys to pull the staples and put in new tack strip. It'll be OK. yours curmugeonly, jo4hn |
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