Remove Quarter Round Before Carpet

Carpet can stain and wear out over time so plan to replace it every five to ten years especially if it is installed in high traffic areas like living rooms.

Remove quarter round before carpet. Not taking them out starts the job faster but then after your install there will be quarter round regret because of point 1. It depends on the pile height of your new carpet and how high your baseboards are. Often a quarter round piece of molding can be run along the bottom of the baseboard to finish it off. The floor beneath is plywood and uneven.

Pry outward gently moving from one nailing point to the next. Quarter round is inappropriate base shoe is the proper stuff but not with carpet. Touch up paint and caulk where needed. Go along the quarter round until there is a natural break in the molding such as a corner or mitered edge.

I had lv plank flooring installed on my second floor replacing the carpet. For the quarter round experts. To aid in re installing the quarter round number each piece in order as you remove it around the room. The contractor placed the flooring but there are a lot of dips.

Cut it to length using a miter saw to angle the ends then use finish nails to attach it to the baseboard making sure not to nail into the floor itself. Instead simply pick up some quarter round trim which generally measures about 3 4 inch high and can be found at any hardware or home improvement store. 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. 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.

Take the baseboards out freshen them up while you are at it install floor pop baseboards back.