Doors Before Or After Carpet

If equal height of doors is not critical set the hinge side of doors 1 2 off floor to tuck in carpet.

Doors before or after carpet. Cut out the carpet and padding with a utility knife to fit the block of wood that is slightly larger than the bracket. If you are installing a pre hung door and only one side is carpeting then it s easiest to cut off a bit of the bottom of the door before you install it. Use a piece of wood that is the same height at the carpet. The wood should be installed centered against the door frame on each side.

You don t need to. Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet. For that reason i cut both jambs to a length that keeps them roughly 3 8 inch off the subfloor. Adjust the gap around the door and let the other side jam fall where it may.

If you need more room for carpet under door trim the door. After the fact you can also use an undercut saws to adjust the trim height. 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. 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.

Now that everything is fixed floor stuff and wall door stuff hang new doors and install new carpet. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet. Pull them off after drilling each hole. But with carpet that discrepancy is hardly noticeable.

A few carpet fibers will stick to the drill bit. The carpet installers will run right up to and under the trim for a seamless look. Screw the wood into the subfloor and then install the bottom pivot bracket on top of it. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall.