Master Closet Built In... On top of the flooring? Or remove the flooring?

In researching different Reddit threads and piling through videos on YouTube, I see a sort of 50/50 split on master closet built ins: Place the built in ontop of your existing flooring Remove the flooring under the built in, and have the flooring butt up to the built in. I'm about to have my closet re-carpeted, but would love to get a built in installed before the new flooring goes in. But I'm still lost on what would be best: Remove the existing carpeting, install to built in, and then have the new carpet installed up to the edge of the new built in Wait to install to built in after the new carpet is installed, and place the built in ontop of the carpet. Is there a best practice to this stuff? submitted by /u/GoingOffRoading [link] [comments]

May 31, 2025 - 06:44
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In researching different Reddit threads and piling through videos on YouTube, I see a sort of 50/50 split on master closet built ins:

  • Place the built in ontop of your existing flooring
  • Remove the flooring under the built in, and have the flooring butt up to the built in.

I'm about to have my closet re-carpeted, but would love to get a built in installed before the new flooring goes in.

But I'm still lost on what would be best:

  • Remove the existing carpeting, install to built in, and then have the new carpet installed up to the edge of the new built in
  • Wait to install to built in after the new carpet is installed, and place the built in ontop of the carpet.

Is there a best practice to this stuff?

submitted by /u/GoingOffRoading
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