Carpet Tack Strip Installation Doorway

Measure the width of the doorway.

Carpet tack strip installation doorway.

Mark and cut a piece of carpet tack strip. Repeat the process along the entire doorway until no portion of the carpet edge remains visible. Carpet installation repairs. Loosen the carpet from its anchor whether a tack strip or metal cap.

Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly. 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. Flimsy wood tack strips yield easily to a sharp utility knife so you can replace pieces. Start with a clean area.

Place the carpet tack strip under the carpet about 1 2 inch from the transition point. 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. Install tack strips around door frames but not across the threshold to prevent stepping on the sharp points.