Carpet Tack Strip Installation Doorway

Wide x 4 ft.

Carpet tack strip installation doorway.

Best seller halex poplar 1 in. 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. Measure the width of the doorway.

Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker. Place the carpet tack strip under the carpet about 1 2 inch from the transition point. Allow it to cure for 24 hours before completing the steps. 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.

Loosen the carpet from its anchor whether a tack strip or metal cap. Position the strips with the tack points facing the wall. Repeat the process along the entire doorway until no portion of the carpet edge remains visible. Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly.

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. 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.

Mark and cut a piece of carpet tack strip. Install tack strips around door frames but not across the threshold to prevent stepping on the sharp points. Then use a knee kicker so that the carpet has extra edging allowing it to be pushed into the space. 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.

However you can also pull the carpet across the space between the tack strip and the tile s edging.