Going To Tile From Carpet Baseboards

The most common method and one you ve probably used countless times before is the tuck in carpet transition to tile.

Going to tile from carpet baseboards.

But when tile and carpet meet there number of tile to carpet transition options increases. Baseboards are often installed before flooring since they must be finished in place with either stain or paint and this is much easier without worrying about staining the hardwood tile or carpet. 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. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g.

Here s what you need to know about each one to overcome the challenges of carpet to tile transition. In the project shown in the photos below the hallway carpet was to tuck under existing baseboard on either side of a tiled entry. I try to be mindful of exactly how and where the transition line between the carpet and the tile will be located. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim.

1 order more baseboard trim than you need. When the tile is to butt into carpet i begin by drawing a straight line where i want the transition. When replacing carpet with hardwood flooring you can save time and the cost of new trim by understanding the way baseboard.