The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.
Laying wall to wall carpet.
Clean and prep the floor.
The carpet padding and the labor.
The cost to install carpet depends on three factors.
8 apply latex seam sealer to carpet edges let dry.
Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways.
Installing your own wall to wall carpet may sound daunting but with the right tools and some perseverance you can certainly install carpet yourself.
Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1.
9 align the seams between carpeting pieces then slip piece of seam tape underneath.
Installing carpet can be hard on your knees and back and you should be prepared to take some time to get the job done.
If you have carpet already in place be prepared to remove it before moving on.
Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways.
Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips.
This type of installation requires no glue or adhesive to hold the carpet and pad to the floor.
The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.
Secure them with the pre driven nails into the subfloor keeping the strip out from the wall about 2 3 the thickness of the carpet.
5 roll carpeting across the room.
Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2.
Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall.
The small points.
It s nailed to the subfloor with its points angled toward the wall.
Cut lengths of tackless strip to fit each wall around the perimeter of the room.
After the carpet is attached along the first wall trim the excess from the edge using a wall carpet trimmer.
At the home depot the cost of carpet installation is free on purchases of 699 or more.
Set the wall trimmer to the thickness of the carpet.
7 when seaming two pieces of carpeting use a cushion back cutter to trim the carpeting edges.
Keep the tool s shoe pressed tightly against the carpeting and keep the carpet tight against the baseboard as you guide it along the wall.