Carpet Tacks Poking Through

The tack strip is an inch from the silver metal piece.

Carpet tacks poking through.

Once the carpet is rolled out and installed it has to be tacked down. The worst area is where the carpet meets the laundry room where the carpet transitions to linoleum. Notify me of new posts by email. Required fields are marked post comment.

No comments so far. The carpet is usually placed over a carpet pad. Two birds home. But if significant pressure is put on the carpet like oh i don t know the body weight of an adult human that s when the nails come out and poke you.

The carpet tack should grip the edges of the carpet through the carpet backing. Your email address will not be published. Carpet tacks poking through. Obviously the thickness of the carpet has a bearing on whether the tacks will be a problem in a walk area.

Be first to leave comment below. Press down on the carpet firmly without using a hammer so the tacks don t break or bend before they get hold of the carpet. This will show how to take care of that pesky tack strip the doorways that is always poking your feet when you step on it. Notify me of follow up comments by email.

In multiple locations the tack strips are easily poking through the carpet. The installers actually tried to leave the metal transition piece until my wife remembered paying for that silver.