Tile should have a grout line equal to the field of the tile.
Carpet or floorboards first.
If you ve stumbled on this article you re probably weighing up which is best for you.
Then tell the carpet guy to lay the carpet in the room and the wardrobe separately.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair a squeaky floor through a carpet.
Of carpet and cut it into easy to handle strips photo 1.
1 use a hammer to locate a floor joist within the squeaky section of floor.
Flooring is always last except for hardwood laminates i hate the shoe mould look.
Now that is an absolute nightmare and rarely will you be able to salvage all the trim to re install.
He doesn t want to have to put in two lots of gripper strips and stretch two lots of carpet.
To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner.
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Base first the carpet guys have their own tricks of the trade.
Choosing between floorboards or carpet is a tough decision because it s costly and it can have a real impact on the overall feel of your home.
Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall.
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2 tap the carpeted floor with the hammer and listen for dull thud indicating a joist below.
Carpet layer is just being lazy.
If the floorboards under the carpet squeak drive a wallboard screw all the way through the carpet and pad into the floor joist countersinking the screw head into the subfloor.
Fold back about 3 ft.
If you do the carpet first then you can never remove it without removing the wardrobe.
Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull.
Definitely do the wardrobe first.
I would fit the wardrobe first and carpet up to it not only would the floorboards be a better base for the wardrobe but it will save a lot of hassle if you were to renew the carpet later on if you want carpet inside the wardrobe you can do this as a seperate piece after.