Carpet Tack Strip Installation Doorway

Position the strips with the tack points facing the wall.

Carpet tack strip installation doorway.

Part of the series. Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly. Flimsy wood tack strips yield easily to a sharp utility knife so you can replace pieces. Loosen the carpet from its anchor whether a tack strip or metal cap.

Repeat the process along the entire doorway until no portion of the carpet edge remains visible. Carpet to tile doorway transitions leave you with a couple of differen. Install the transition. Press forward on the knee portion of the tool to stretch the carpet and use a putty knife to tuck the edge of the carpet into the tack strip down in the floor.

Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker. Carpet installation repairs. Mark and cut a piece of carpet tack strip. Start with a clean area.

Measure the width of the doorway. Keep a space equal to about two thirds the thickness of the carpet between the walls and the tack strips using a scrap piece of carpet as a guide.