Carpet Step Tucked

Use the carpet kicker and stretch the carpet over the tacks and past the tack strip by 1 4 inch.

Carpet step tucked.

Featuring durable drop forged construction and rust resistant chrome plating the stair tool has offset edges to protect walls during installation. Step 5 tuck the end of the carpet into the gap between the tack strip and the tile by using a stair tool or a putty knife. 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. A french tuck is where the installer wraps the tread with carpet and as a separate step installs a piece of carpet on the riser giving it a defined appearance.

Think of it as. The easiest and most common installation technique is simply to stretch the carpet over the bullnose and straight down to the next step. When a floor transitions at a threshold from wood or tile to carpeting the carpeting may need to be tucked to provide a seamless transition from one type of flooring to another. This carpet tool is specially designed for installing carpet on stairs.

Flooring transitions can be tricky to negotiate. Cut the carpet with a slotted blade knife so that it is even with the edge of the tile. An alternative is to follow the profile of the stair by fitting the carpeting around and under the bullnose before taking it down the riser to the next step. Tucking carpet is a great way to transition flooring.

This is known as waterfall installation.