Installing Carpet Metal Edging

Apply a small bead of seam sealer against the edge of the carpet gripper.

Installing carpet metal edging.

Seam binder carpet edging and trim oak carpet transition strips trafficmaster carpet transition strips bendable floor moulding vinyl edge trim molding. Run a carpet trimming tool along the edge. Once the carpet is completely tucked remove the spreader and clean up your tools. The tack strip should come up through the carpet and hold it into place.

Fold the leading edge of the carpet into the carpet gripper and push the carpet into the gripper securely. Use your knee kicker to kick the carpet over into place so that you will have some extra to work with. 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.

Pull the edge of the carpet away from the carpet gripper. Press the tool flat against the carpet and right up against the baseboard on the sharp side. You will need to use your utility knife to cut the edge of the excess carpet off. Cut the strip off at the proper location using tin snips.

Cut the aluminum transition bar to fit across the length of the doorway with a hacksaw. The carpet tool has a flat metal runner on the bottom a handle on the top and a blade on one edge. Lay a metal edging strip on a flat surface and draw a line on it at the same length measurement using a pencil. Lay out the metal carpet strip along the edge of the guide string and use a hacksaw to trim any excess carpet strips.

If you are nailing into concrete use concrete nails to secure the strips. Get free shipping on qualified metal carpet transition strips or buy online pick up in store today in the flooring department. Push it along the wall applying pressure as you do. Grab the edge of the carpet and push it over onto the tack strip.

Use a carpet tuck tool to make sure the carpet is properly tucked into the carpet gripper. 2 lay the aluminum bar across the doorway positioning it so that the front edge is beneath the edge of the. Measure the length of the side of the installation area using a tape measure.