Carpet Tacks Sticking Through Carpet

In multiple locations the tack strips are easily poking through the carpet.

Carpet tacks sticking through carpet.

The carpet is usually placed over a carpet pad. The tack strip is an inch from the silver metal piece. Obviously the thickness of the carpet has a bearing on whether the tacks will be a problem in a walk area. Reattach the carpet as you refasten the carpet to the tack strip you need to stretch it toward the wall.

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. Once the carpet is rolled out and installed it has to be tacked down. On a wood subfloor all you need is a staple gun and 5 16 in. The carpet tack should grip the edges of the carpet through the carpet backing.

Issues where carpet meets tiles. Use a utility knife to trim off any pad covering the tack strip. The installers actually tried to leave the metal transition piece until my wife remembered paying for that silver. Yyxlife double sided carpet tape for area rugs carpet adhesive rug gripper removable multi purpose rug tape cloth for hardwood floors outdoor rugs carpets heavy duty sticky tape.

Nails sticking out exposed tile edge if i walk through the doorway between a carpeted bedroom and a tiled bathroom my bare feet get pricked by nails on the edge of the carpet. The worst area is where the carpet meets the laundry room where the carpet transitions to linoleum. Fasten the pad to a concrete floor with carpet pad adhesive and duct tape the seams together photo 2.