Hi All,
Just wanted to get an idea as to the best way to cut in baseboard and stair-stringer trim when the floor is carpeted with a fairly thick rug. I’m thinking just using masking tape on the rug before cutting in. Any other tips to speed the process along and to do a neat job?
Thanks …
Dave
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If you cannot peel back the carpet. I use scaps of plastic laminate.
Chuck S
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I think masking tape will take too long and not work very well.
My paint store sells edge guides that look sort of like a wide slat from a venetian blind. Keep a wet rag handy to clean the guide as paint builds up on it and be careful not to get paint on the carpet.
Buy a few of them (they're cheap) and cut them to just the right length for the riser.
If you can't find them at your paint store, consider using the slats from an actual venetian blind.
-Don
Masking tape to protect the edge works about as good as any.
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I use an old taping knife. Stick it in and pull back to tip the carpet out of the way.
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use duct tape and tape the profile of the carpet. you can feather the duct tape down with a 6' knife to separate the carpet froom the wall and then use the tape. no fuzz from the carpet on your freshly painted trim either
I like that solution-keeps the rug off after you've applied the paint. Thansk,
Dave
better be careful that no glue from the duct tape sticks to an expensive carpet. I've never heard that one before. Sounds like it'd be OK but I'd check a spot first.
I always use the metal edge strips and wipe it off with a sponge I keep next to me after each time I pick it up. Never had a problem with it and I can move along pretty rapidly.
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Morning Dave,
so many staight lines to mask when you are working on a room but the irregular edges of carpet always causes problems.
2 " good quality masking tape is the key. We do the tread and riser separately. Run the tape from the back of the tread to the front of the bullnose and down to the top of the next riser. The tape should go past the edge of the carpet maybe half an inch against the stringer.
Next we tape a 3 inch drywall knife and tuck the tape down over the edge of the carpet. It makes it easier if you pull away on the tape as you press down on the knife and tape. Using quality tape will prevent the tape from ripping and causing paint to leak onto the carpet underneath.
The rest is easy after you have the treads complete. The underlay allows for alot of movement which is why we do the other components separately.
Last thing is leave the tape in place until the paint drys so when you remove the tape it doesn't bring up wet paint on those edges you have treid so hard to keep clean.
Jon
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