Replacing Carpet Without Removing Baseboards

How to install click laminate flooring without removing baseboards.

Replacing carpet without removing baseboards.

The tack strip is nailed around the perimeter of the room right along side the base board. So after the floors were laid it was going to be impossible to get the old out. Then the cuts are tucked between the tack strip and baseboard for a finished look with a putty knife. The floors are higher than the carpet so the bottom of the base was way down under the flooring hope that makes sense basically i couldn t have done it without damaging the floors.

How to replace baseboard trim in a carpeted room. Here are four steps that can help you remove the baseboards from your wall correctly. So let s get to it how to easily remove old carpet you can remove carpet from your house all by yourself and without breaking your back. As a current resident of these recently completed accommodations i have to say they are absolutely stunning a vast improvement from when the house was originally purchased eleven years ago.

And removing all the baseboards without damaging them was very time consuming and super risky too didn t want to damage them suckers. All we did and again i mean all shawnkins did was secure the quarter round to the bottom of the baseboards and it s like magic. The solution quarter round molding to save the day. Baseboards do not need to be removed.

The baseboard goes in first always the carpet installers don t like this if they have to install new thicker baseboard for the customer they have to remove the old tack and install new this is very time consuming and their usually on piece work. Removing your baseboards is not going to change how your carpet will look if it is done correctly but it may be a better idea if baseboards need replacement or if you are working in an older home. The following is a guest post from an esteemed diy er at this point professional diy er on a tough subject. How to remove baseboards without damaging the wall or cracking the baseboards.

Carpet removal takes 30 60 minutes while pad removal is another 30 45 minutes depending on the size of your room. Removing baseboards for these projects will prevent the trim from being partially hidden by new laminate and it will make carpet installation much easier. Accessing the old tile for removal. This post is chalked full of tips that ll make removing carpet so much easier for you.

There is little difference between the steps to install baseboard in a room that is already carpeted and one where the carpet has yet to be laid. You will likely want to remove the baseboards first.