Carpet Tack Strip Installation Doorway

Mark and cut a piece of carpet tack strip.

Carpet tack strip installation doorway.

Keep a space equal to about two thirds the thickness of the carpet between the walls and the tack strips using a scrap piece of carpet as a guide. Start with a clean area. Carpet staples inserted through the carpet and into the edge of the tack strip can be used for added installation security. Long carpet tack strip for wood subfloors 100 pack.

Press forward on the knee portion of the tool to stretch the carpet and use a putty knife to tuck the edge of the carpet into the tack strip down in the floor. After that use the tack strip to hold it in place. Repeat the process along the entire doorway until no portion of the carpet edge remains visible. Install the transition.

If you do not feel confident in nailing the tack strip to a cement floor use heavy duty liquid nails to adhere the strip to the cement. Wide x 4 ft. Position the strips with the tack points facing the wall. Place the carpet tack strip under the carpet about 1 2 inch from the transition point.

Then use a knee kicker so that the carpet has extra edging allowing it to be pushed into the space. Loosen the carpet from its anchor whether a tack strip or metal cap. As a rule of thumb make sure to install the tack strip for the carpet about 1 4 to 3 8 inches from the edge of the tile. Best seller halex poplar 1 in.

Allow it to cure for 24 hours before completing the steps. Flimsy wood tack strips yield easily to a sharp utility knife so you can replace pieces. Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker. Measure the width of the doorway.

Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly.