Installing Wall To Wall Carpet

Clean and prep the floor.

Installing wall to wall carpet.

Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall. Place the face of the knee kicker against the carpet about 3 away from the wall and forcefully strike the padded end to stretch the carpet over the tackless strips. 6 cut carpeting to fit around wall corners. Cut lengths of tackless strip to fit each wall around the perimeter of the room.

Installing carpet can be hard on your knees and back and you should be prepared to take some time to get the job done. Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1. Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways. Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2.

The carpet padding and the labor. This includes helping you select quality padding to install under your new carpet to help it last longer feel softer reduce noise and provide insulation. 8 apply latex seam sealer to carpet edges let dry. 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.

The cost to install carpet depends on three factors. 5 roll carpeting across the room. From the removal and disposal of your old carpet to laying your new carpet and padding the local installation team will make sure the job is done right and to your satisfaction. Cut lengths of tackless strip to fit each wall around the perimeter of the room.

Clean and prep the floor. Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips. 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. The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.

7 when seaming two pieces of carpeting use a cushion back cutter to trim the carpeting edges. Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways. Trim the excess from the edges trim excess carpet image 1 with a wall trimmer which rests against the wall and provides a straight cut at the correct spot. At the home depot the cost of carpet installation is free on purchases of 699 or more.

The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.