Carpet Tack Strip Installation Doorway

Measure the width of the doorway.

Carpet tack strip installation doorway.

A z bar transition is a another great option for carpet to tile flooring. Start with a clean area. 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. Then use a knee kicker so that the carpet has extra edging allowing it to be pushed into the space.

Repeat the process along the entire doorway until no portion of the carpet edge remains visible. Wide x 4 ft. Long carpet tack strip for wood subfloors 100 pack. Position the strips with the tack points facing the wall.

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. However you can also pull the carpet across the space between the tack strip and the tile s edging. Install tack strips around door frames but not across the threshold to prevent stepping on the sharp points.

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. Mark and cut a piece of carpet tack strip. Carpet staples inserted through the carpet and into the edge of the tack strip can be used for added installation security. After that use the tack strip to hold it in place.

Allow it to cure for 24 hours before completing the steps. Flimsy wood tack strips yield easily to a sharp utility knife so you can replace pieces. 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.

Install the transition.