The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.
How to install a rug on a wall.
When you hit it it tacks the carpet on to the strip.
Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways.
Tackless strips come in a variety of widths thicknesses and heights.
Cut from the top using a carpet knife.
Keep about 3 inches lapping up the wall.
At the home depot the cost of carpet installation is free on purchases of 699 or more.
Unroll the carpet with the backing face down along the wall onto the padding in the room.
Arrange the rug pad over the wall to wall carpet in the desired location.
Place the tooth edge of the knee kicker on the carpet near the wall in a corner.
Installing carpet is a job you can do yourself to save money.
Put it about 3 inches 7 6 cm out from the wall.
Just be prepared to take your time and make sure you have the right tools which you can rent.
Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1.
The carpet padding and the labor.
Measure and cut the carpet to the length and height of the wall plus 3 or 4 inches extra in every direction.
Press down the lever and lock it into place stretching the carpet and attaching it to the tackless strips.
Trim the rug pad with scissors or a utility knife to fit your rug size if necessary.
Hit the flat vertical part sticking out on the other end with your knee making sure to apply some force.
6 arrange the area rug over the rug.
Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2.
Tack the carpet into place on one wall with a knee kicker.
The cost to install carpet depends on three factors.
Place the carpet facedown on top of a sheet of plywood or use a similar hard surface to.