Carpet Tack Strip Installation Doorway

Allow it to cure for 24 hours before completing the steps.

Carpet tack strip installation doorway.

Then use a knee kicker so that the carpet has extra edging allowing it to be pushed into the space. Measure the width of the doorway. Start with a clean area. Best seller halex poplar 1 in.

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. 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. 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. Flimsy wood tack strips yield easily to a sharp utility knife so you can replace pieces.

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. Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly. Place the carpet tack strip under the carpet about 1 2 inch from the transition point. Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker.

A z bar transition is a another great option for carpet to tile flooring. Repeat the process along the entire doorway until no portion of the carpet edge remains visible. Install the transition. Mark and cut a piece of carpet tack strip.

After that use the tack strip to hold it in place. Wide x 4 ft. Loosen the carpet from its anchor whether a tack strip or metal cap. Position the strips with the tack points facing the wall.

Install tack strips around door frames but not across the threshold to prevent stepping on the sharp points.