I would call the carpet guys and see what they have to say.
I have tried but it seems they are out due to this corona virus BS. I'm hoping to get this trim done this weekend.
With a basement I normally do the door casing and jam almost to the floor. Baseboard a tad higher. If it's on a slab -- make sure to paint the ends of the casing and jam. You don't want any moisture to wick into the jam or casing as it can affect the finish. Since basement carpet is normally thin I take a thick ruler or even better a piece of vinyl tile to keep the jam and casing just off the slab when it's being attached. The baseboard can be a bit higher ... say 3/8 inch .. no point in hiding it. Typically, pre-hung doors have some extra length on the jam for this adjustment. Basement carpet -- industrial that I use has the backing/pad attached. If you raise the jam the door may have too big a gap --
Now -- if it's really thick carpet/pad. Raise the baseboard a bit more. My apartment in the city has thick padding and wool carpet. Everything was based on the height of the pad -- The doors were custom so we had the jams made longer to fit the padding.
A good builder factors all of these things ... I can't tell you how many times I have encountered new apartments in the city with doors that had to be cut to fit thick flooring products. Standard pre-hung jams don't always have enough length if the carpet is thick. They have to be raised.
In either case ... If standard baseboard is used .. it's not very wide to begin with .. if you don't raise it up the base looks like a thin strip on the floor.
Another thing to consider is if you are doing any other floor covering -- vinyl tile or even thin manufactured flooring you don't want a gap on the jam if you set it up for carpet and they meet.
The carpet is not thin carpet, it's regular height carpet. The pad is 3/8" I believe. I went w/ Luna carpet (Illinois carpet installer) and they only sell one type of padding. I have the bottom of the doors 1 1/4" off the slab to compensate for padding and carpet and leaving a slight gap. I can always cut the bottom of the door a tad if it comes down to it.
I am doing no other floor covering. I have on large room w 5 doors. Each of those doors enter rooms that will remain slab. 1 is for my service panel, 1 for the sump, 1 for a closet and 2 for either side of a storage room.
Not now, leave it bear to floor. U should've put 1/2" under hinge jamb when installing. Capet guys don't tuck under hinge jamb if door frame is install right. Other side prolly not either. Ur door is gonna drag carpet. Not code here!
I can easily undercut the jambs if they need to be. I'm not a carpet installer so I wasn't sure if they needed that and quite honestly I hadn't thought about it when installing. All doors are 7/8" off the slab which should be fine once the padding and carpet are down. What do you mean carpet guys don't tuck under hinge jamb if door frame is installed right? They just **** right up to the jamb?
