QUESTION: If I’m replacing my baseboards, is it better to do it before I replace the carpet or after? And what if the new floor surface is tile? ANSWER: Install baseboards before carpet, advises Steve ...

Measure the linear feet of the walls to be installed with baseboard. To be safe with your calculations and account for any bad cuts, always purchase 10% more material than measured to avoid returning ...

Last weekend, I had the good fortune to show my son how to install wood baseboard and interior door casing. We’re in the final stages of finishing over 1,000 square feet of living space in the ...

Q. This week: We live in a 26 year old home. We recently had a new furnace and A/C unit put in, then had new, light carpet installed. We have noticed a "darkening" of the carpet upstairs at the ...

Q: I have just taken back a rental property that I am going to live in. After painting and repairs, I am thinking of replacing the baseboards with something nice looking. Is this expensive and/or ...

Q: We are planning to re-carpet our home. With the original 1988 carpeting, the house certainly needs it. The stair treads - there are 44 of them - were sloppily installed, with wall-to-tread gaps ...