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   Guest_ | Mar 07, 1999 02:15am | #1

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   My carpet guys like the molding up a bit say 1/2". We always trim and base first, the carpet is usually the very last thing into the house.

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   Guest_ | Mar 07, 1999 02:45am | #2

   *The base should go in before the carpet. The carpet tackstrip is then installed adjacent to the base. Try using a piece of door casing to give you the 1/2" or so off the subfloor. The door casing at the doors can be left "long", the carpet guys will cut them to length. (Nothing like installing casing only to find out it is too short)

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   Guest_ | Mar 07, 1999 09:09am | #4

   *John, because the new berber carpets are little thinner than others, coupled with thinner but more resilient padding, we've gone to a 3/8" gap between the floor and the base. The only wood cutting I'd leave to the carpet guys would be the tack strips. So run the casing 3/8", too.No shoe if the base is run right. BB

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   John_Hinman | Mar 07, 1999 09:09am | #3

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   I would like some info about installing baseboard and shoe in a carpeted area.

   I have installed base and shoe (red oak with a clear finish) over a new hardwood floor. This went well - not easily or quickly, but the results are acceptable.

   I now want to extend the project into a carpeted room. The existing trim is above the above the carpet and pad, while the trim over the hardwood is obviously flush with the floor. How is the base and shoe supposed to be installed with carpet? Does the carpet go down first and the trim over it, or is there some standard clearance provided for the carpetlayers to shove the carpet under? I am intending to have the existing carpet replaced soon, so if it works best to install the base and shoe before the carpet I can pull up the carpet and tack strips. The same question applied to the door casing - should it leave a small gap for the carpet to shove under, or should it run all the way down?

   I hope this question makes sense!