Installing Carpet Metal Edging

If you are nailing into concrete use concrete nails to secure the strips.

Installing carpet metal edging.

Cut the aluminum transition bar to fit across the length of the doorway with a hacksaw. Get free shipping on qualified metal carpet transition strips or buy online pick up in store today in the flooring department. Lay a metal edging strip on a flat surface and draw a line on it at the same length measurement using a pencil. Fold the leading edge of the carpet into the carpet gripper and push the carpet into the gripper securely.

Grab the edge of the carpet and push it over onto the tack strip. Run a carpet trimming tool along the edge. Press the tool flat against the carpet and right up against the baseboard on the sharp side. Measure the length of the side of the installation area using a tape measure.

Seam binder carpet edging and trim oak carpet transition strips trafficmaster carpet transition strips bendable floor moulding vinyl edge trim molding. You will need to use your utility knife to cut the edge of the excess carpet off. Lay out the metal carpet strip along the edge of the guide string and use a hacksaw to trim any excess carpet strips. The tack strip should come up through the carpet and hold it into place.

2 lay the aluminum bar across the doorway positioning it so that the front edge is beneath the edge of the. Once the carpet is completely tucked remove the spreader and clean up your tools. Pull the edge of the carpet away from the carpet gripper. Cut the strip off at the proper location using tin snips.

Push it along the wall applying pressure as you do. Use a carpet tuck tool to make sure the carpet is properly tucked into the carpet gripper. Fold the leading edge of the carpet into the carpet gripper and push the carpet into the gripper securely. Apply a small bead of seam sealer against the edge of the carpet gripper.

The carpet tool has a flat metal runner on the bottom a handle on the top and a blade on one edge. When done properly installing a carpet gripper or transition strip will give your carpet installation job a professionally finished look. Use a carpet tuck tool to make sure the carpet is properly tucked into the carpet gripper.