Carpet Tack Strip Installation Doorway

Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker.

Carpet tack strip installation doorway.

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. Long carpet tack strip for wood subfloors 100 pack. Then use a knee kicker so that the carpet has extra edging allowing it to be pushed into the space. Position the strips with the tack points facing the wall.

Start with a clean area. Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly. 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. Mark and cut a piece of carpet tack strip.

Repeat the process along the entire doorway until no portion of the carpet edge remains visible. Loosen the carpet from its anchor whether a tack strip or metal cap. A z bar transition is a another great option for carpet to tile flooring. Install tack strips around door frames but not across the threshold to prevent stepping on the sharp points.

After that use the tack strip to hold it in place. Best seller halex poplar 1 in. Place the carpet tack strip under the carpet about 1 2 inch from the transition point. Measure the width of the doorway.

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. However you can also pull the carpet across the space between the tack strip and the tile s edging. Flimsy wood tack strips yield easily to a sharp utility knife so you can replace pieces.

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.