Carpet Patch Over Tack Strip

Watch out for the tack strip.

Carpet patch over tack strip.

Carpet transition strip 23 model hw87172 22 92. Trafficmaster silver hammered 144 in. It ll cut off carpet edges more cleanly and accurately than a utility knife. Start with a clean area.

Smooth out the carpet over the doorway and feel it with your hands to locate the area where it meets the other type of flooring. Use a utility knife to trim off any pad covering the tack strip. Economy knee kicker https amzn to 2nfpkoc 31 47 carpet tack strip 3 pack https amzn to 2u8bos0 8 16. Trafficmaster hardwood 1 7 16 in.

Trafficmaster silver fluted 36 in. Pick somewhere to start either a corner or a break between two tack strips. Fasten the pad to a concrete floor with carpet pad adhesive and duct tape the seams together photo 2. Carpet tack strips are wooden boards installed around the perimeter of a floor to hold carpet in place.

Step 5 remove the carpet tack strips. Trafficmaster hardwood 3 in. And use a putty knife to tuck the edge of the carpet into the tack strip down in the floor. It has sharp nails.

Reattach the carpet as you refasten the carpet to the tack strip you need to stretch it toward the wall. Some people have a hard time with this step but i ll show you how to remove carpet tack strips the easy way with three simple tools. Staples to reinstall the pad and a tin snips or a chisel to cut the new tack strips to length photo 4. On a wood subfloor all you need is a staple gun and 5 16 in.

Flimsy wood tack strips yield easily to a sharp utility knife so you can replace pieces. Cut the donor carpet to match and glue the perimeter of the carpet backing with gorilla glue. Go over the patch with a carpet brush and remove any loose fibers from the edge of the carpet. If you decide to remove the carpet you must also pry up the tack strips which are held in place with nails.

Use the 6 in 1 painter s tool and a hammer to lift one end of one of the strips. A remove the baseboard and reinstall it after laying down the carpet patch or b leave the baseboard in place and install the tack strip 1 4 away from the baseboard as described in the next step. If the patch is to be applied against a wall and the room has baseboard molding your two options are. Seam binder 38 model hw87536 13 86.

Carpet trim 179 model 18562 6 84. In addition to these tools you ll need a pry bar to remove the tack strip photo 3 a stapler with 5 16 in. Place a straightedge on top of the carpet and cut along the line using a utility knife to trim off the excess.