Installing Baseboard On Carpeted Stairs

Install the carpet tack strips photo by ryan hulvat.

Installing baseboard on carpeted stairs.

1 order more baseboard trim than you need. Baseboard molding is fitted to the bottom of a wall for decoration and to hide unsightly blemishes and carpet fray. How to install new base trim over an existing carpet. Always wear protective eye gear when you work with wood.

If you decide to do this type of baseboard installation there are a few things to consider. While installers once used kneekickers for an entire installation rooms larger than 10 by 10 feet should be power stretched to keep the finished product bump free. How to install carpet 1. It has an easy transition to the floor on the top but the bottom of the stairs is another story.

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. Some installers use a utility knife but the exposed blade tends to hack up floors and baseboard moldings. If there is a space between the wall and the stair treads and risers. Often the side wall of the stair continues on for many feet past the last step which allows for the stair skirt to blend in perfectly with the baseboard.

Once the carpet and the baseboards are in place you can tuck the edges of the carpet under the baseboard to give the room a finished appearance. I m planning a baseboard install on my stairwell. Installing baseboards on wood stairs can be tricky due to the angular slope of the stairs. Professional looking baseboard installation can be achieved with a compound miter saw that can cut 45 degree corner angles at the molding ends.

Step 1 take precautions. Stairs skirting stairs trim redo stairs house stairs stairs without trim skirting boards stair skirt board stair moulding how to install baseboards. Baseboards on wood stairs go around the edge of the stairs and onto the drywall.