Thanks for the responses. It appears that when our basement was finished by previous owners the carpet was laid first and then they nailed the baseboard tight to the carpet which is why I to remove the baseboard in order to pull up the carpet. I will try to trim the carpet back and reinstalled...
I just found out that my basement sewer clean out is located underneath the carpet in our finished basement. To access it I had to remove the baseboards and pull back the carpet. I will now need to access the the clean out every year. Does anyone have any creative ways on how to access the clean...