Do You Install Baseboards Before Or After Flooring

Not taking them out starts the job faster but then after your install there will be quarter round regret because of point 1.

Do you install baseboards before or after flooring.

Interior doors and trim all should be done before the flooring. When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g. 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. Dh is a commercial gc and apparently they do it the opposite ie.

Our painter stainer has insisted that all baseboards and casings be in place before the flooring is installed and only then he does the actual painting. The baseboards are then installed to cover the gap. So unless you are going to buy a special cutter looks like a large paper cutter you are going to want to hide that cut edge. Do baseboards have to be removed to install carpet.

Also laminate is very difficult to cut with a saw without at least minor chipping. Flooring goes in before baseboards so there are no gaps and as a typ. Touch up paint and caulk where needed. No baseboards do not need to be removed.

Take the baseboards out freshen them up while you are at it install floor pop baseboards back. Spot prime and then add another coat of paint to baseboards because it lessens the chances that something happens to your floors since now you only have to spot prime and add one.