Is Quarter Round Necessary With Replacing Carpet

Not very good when tucking and it moves on the base because it wasn t nailed on enough.

Is quarter round necessary with replacing carpet.

In this video i share how to cut and tuck carpet to quarter round base molding be sure to subscribe for more tips and tricks about the carpet and flooring in. The floor beneath is plywood and uneven. 1st quarter round is often used to provide a better transition between hard floor like wood and tile and trims. Some special painting process so it was put in before us.

I had lv plank flooring installed on my second floor replacing the carpet. If you install the quarter round on top of the carpet the quarter round is not as stable because the carpet is soft whereas the floor subfloor is rigid. Furniture pushed to the wall can cause the quarter round to move and so can shoes heels. Anywho i haven t seen quarter round and carpet combination in many years.

Some put the base molding down first then carpet others put the carpet down then base molding and sometimes base shoe but i find it a bit unsightly. The home we are working on now has quarter round installed before the carpet. Quarter round is inappropriate base shoe is the proper stuff but not with carpet. Do you always need quarter round when you are having a wood floor installed if a baseboard is being installed.

Baseboard installed on top of carpet should be installed at approximately the same height with this exception. I have one wood floor installer who insists on using quarter round plus the baseboard for my floor installation whereas my contractor and another floor installer say it s not necessary. I hope to keep it that. The quarter round flexes more than the moulding and can hide any gaps.

While quarter round can be installed along the bottom of baseboard trim carpenters and homeowners tend to prefer the sleeker look of shoe molding which is taller and narrower than its curved. Trims are usually very straight on the horizontal plane while the floors especially in older houses can have high and low spots. If you are not intending to install quarter round or base shoe the baseboard. It is raised up off the floor so we can tuck.