Tips For Painting Baseboard With Carpet

There typically is a decent gap between the baseboard and the carpet that you will see once you are able to push down the carpet and push back the packing tape.

Tips for painting baseboard with carpet.

Usually this is about a half an inch. The trick is to use the right tool for the job. Directions for painting baseboards with carpet. Apply first coat of paint by starting at the top of the front of the baseboard working you way down to the bottom of the baseboard.

Angle it so it pulls the carpet fibers away and gives you enough space to insert your paint brush follow the same process as above wash dry prime paint. Place strips of 2 inch blue painter s tape along the edge of the carpet where it meets the baseboard. Determine how thick of carpet you re dealing with or how far the bottom of the baseboard is below the top of the carpet. 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.

If you have oak trim you will need to apply a coat of oil based primer first. To keep carpet safe lay down masking or packing tape and slide it under your baseboard with a putty knife to prevent drips. Once you have done this using your 5 and 1 tool press down firmly on the tape rug and carefully tuck the painters tape underneath the baseboard. Run your 2 masking tape roughly 1 2 an inch up onto the baseboard.

To better protect the carpet run another strip of packing tape next to the first and add a tarp to avoid paint splatters which will happen no matter how careful you are. When laying the tape tuck the edge of the tape underneath the edge of the baseboard with a. Painting baseboards with carpet can be quite easy if you have a steady hand and take the proper precautions to keep your carpet dry. If you need to paint baseboard next to a wall to wall carpet you could try to peel that carpet back as you brush along the edge of the molding and hope you don t get any paint on it but there s a better way.

Only paint a small section of baseboard at a time maybe 12 or so.