Trim Baseboard Without Getting On Carpet

Place the baseboard simply set the baseboard on top of the carpet.

Trim baseboard without getting on carpet. Leave about a 1 4 in. Of tape running past the carpet that overlaps onto the baseboard. If this doesn t work another way to do this is get a strong putty knife or better use a 5 in1 multi purpose paint tool. What you need to know about painting baseboards with wall to wall carpet.

Taking steps to protect the carpet while you prep and paint the. First of all it can be done. What you re doing is just getting the tape tucked in between the edge of the carpet and the trim. If it s going in a corner cut a 45 degree angle into it.

Here is the way that i paint baseboard on carpet and achieve a perfect finish every time with absolutely no paint getting onto the carpet. Cut the baseboard get your baseboard cut to the exact length of the space you ll be putting it. Although i didn t stress it in the video each way can work for different carpet len. How to paint baseboards with carpet the right way.

It won t be perfect and you need to understand that going into it. Get your painters tape and try to tuck it underneath the baseboard trim. Apply the painters tape onto the carpet and right up against the baseboard but leave about half an inch or so extra to tuck it in underneath the baseboard. 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.

Here i ll show you 3 different methods for painting trim next to carpet. Once you have laid down your dropsheets now you are ready to start using the stir stick edger underneath the carpet. In this video i demonstrate a few different ways to paint baseboard in a carpeted space. Now take a putty knife or 5 in 1 tool and start working at one end and push the tape down.

You don t need to push it down at all. You will also have some carpet fibers that get stuck to the wet paint baseboard and it will dry that way. If the piece isn t long enough to reach the opposite side use a 30 degree angle to join the pieces. One of these segments is painting the baseboard trim a process that can be somewhat trickier if the room has wall to wall carpet.