Fasten Carpet Strip To Concrete

4 install tack into concrete.

Fasten carpet strip to concrete.

Tack strips are sometimes called tackless strips because they eliminate the need for using individual carpet tacks to hold carpeting to the floor. Usually the strip is brass or some other type of metal. Use tin snips to cut the strips as necessary. Then lay tack strips around the perimeter of the room and install your strips of padding.

You use nails to nail the strip to the floor. If you are nailing into concrete use concrete nails to secure the strips. Is there a better way to attach carpet tack strip to a concrete floor. To install carpet on concrete choose a carpet that is constructed of synthetic products only as natural fibers are often too absorbent.

Place tackless strips around the entire perimeter of the room. Like maybe drilling holes and filling them with some kind of epoxy that nails can be hammered into. The carpet tacks in tackless strips are needle sharp and can easily cut you. Our flooring specialist ron demonstrates and explains what it takes to install a carpet tack strip on a basement concrete floor.

Shoot masonry screws into the strips every 6 8 on center to fasten them to the concrete. Install tackless strips peeling back the carpet as the carpet is pulled back a lot of care is put to avoid destruction of the fiber on the carpet as well as the. Before you install the carpet make sure to check the concrete for any moisture issues that need to be addressed. Apply a 1 4 inch wide line of construction adhesive to the bottom of the transition strip where it will rest on the concrete.

2 remove metal carpet nail strips. Lay out the metal carpet strip along the edge of the guide string and use a hacksaw to trim any excess carpet strips. But it also seems a bit labor intensive. Allow it to cure per the adhesive manufacturer s recommended time before allowing traffic on the floor.

The strips should be installed 1 2 from the wall with the tacks facing the wall. Use tack nails and a hammer to secure the metal carpet strips to the flooring. That way the strip is as firm as it would be against an osb subfloor. Step 3 press the transition firmly in place.

Nail the tack strips to the wooden subfloor or if installing carpet over concrete use masonry tacks or an epoxy adhesive attach the strips to the floor.