Trim Baseboard Without Getting On Carpet

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.

Trim baseboard without getting on carpet.

You will have some carpet fibers that get paint on them. Now take a putty knife or 5 in 1 tool and start working at one end and push the tape down. If the piece isn t long enough to reach the opposite side use a 30 degree angle to join the pieces. Of tape running past the carpet that overlaps onto the baseboard.

You don t need to push it down at all. 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. One of these segments is painting the baseboard trim a process that can be somewhat trickier if the room has wall to wall carpet. Dust debris and especially hair human and pet find its way into the corners and edges of a room.

Leave about a 1 4 in. How to paint baseboards with carpet the right way. Here i ll show you 3 different methods for painting trim next to carpet. Get your painters tape and try to tuck it underneath the baseboard trim.

What you re doing is just getting the tape tucked in between the edge of the carpet and the 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. Once you have laid down your dropsheets now you are ready to start using the stir stick edger underneath the carpet. Vacuum around all 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. In this video i demonstrate a few different ways to paint baseboard in a carpeted space. Place the baseboard simply set the baseboard on top of the carpet. You will also have some carpet fibers that get stuck to the wet paint baseboard and it will dry that way.

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. It won t be perfect and you need to understand that going into it. What you need to know about painting baseboards with wall to wall carpet.