Doors Before Or After Carpet

If you need more room for carpet under door trim the door.

Doors before or after carpet.

Adjust the gap around the door and let the other side jam fall where it may. I also make sure that there will be plenty of space to keep the bottom of the door clear of the carpet. For that reason i cut both jambs to a length that keeps them roughly 3 8 inch off the subfloor. Step 4 secure the bracket track to the subfloor by screwing loosely into place using screws that are 1 2 inch longer than those that came with the sliding doors.

The wood should be installed centered against the door frame on each side. But with carpet that discrepancy is hardly noticeable. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall. A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim.

Cut out the carpet and padding with a utility knife to fit the block of wood that is slightly larger than the bracket. After cutting the jambs to length i set the hinge jamb on a 3 8 inch thick shingle butt. After the fact you can also use an undercut saws to adjust the trim height. If equal height of doors is not critical set the hinge side of doors 1 2 off floor to tuck in carpet.

Remove the carpet remove the door fix the water damage you would be amazed at what carpet hides i mean it is frightening to the wood subfloor mill work door jams drywall etc. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet. Screw the wood into the subfloor and then install the bottom pivot bracket on top of it. The carpet installers will run right up to and under the trim for a seamless look.

Now that everything is fixed floor stuff and wall door stuff hang new doors and install new carpet. You don t need to. Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet. Use a piece of wood that is the same height at the carpet.