Carpeting Question

[Hustler904 10+ year member]

Instead of routering the edges,does anyone here just make the edges wider lets say by cutting the top,bottom,front and back maybe 1/2" wider so you get an extra 1/4" on each side to tuck in the carpet

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[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

Instead of routering the edges,does anyone here just make the edges wider lets say by cutting the top,bottom,front and back maybe 1/2" wider so you get an extra 1/4" on each side to tuck in the carpet

yep. good plan.

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

You mean a lip or overhang?

 

[juddspaintballs 10+ year member]

like this?

yeah, its more common than routering the lip in actually

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

like this?

yeah, its more common than routering the lip in actually

Yea, Im guessing this is what he meant. But its easier to carpet when all said and done if you router the sides //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Hustler904 10+ year member]

yup,in the pic is exactly what I meant,I got a buddy whose got a router and said he'd do it for me so I might as well just get the sides routered,appreciate the input guys