There are 17 steps to completing this project.
Tack board carpet.
Position the strips with the tack side facing up.
Centre the rough cut and seam the carpet.
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Cut the carpet for floors requiring a carpet seam step 2.
Using tack strips is the standard method for attaching wall to wall carpet.
Featuring a durable steel construction they are ideal for attaching carpet to tack board.
You want to look at this material closely to see how they are attached to the floor before trying to pull them up.
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Apply seam sealer and seaming tape for floors requiring a carpet seam step 3.
Once you have pulled your old carpet up you will see the padding laying on top of a series of tack board strips.
The arrows on the carpet tack should point toward the wall.
The strips hold the carpet in place and also keep it stretched and free of wrinkles.
The sharp point pierces the material and the wedged shank adheres at an angle in wood and plastic.
This zinc plated carpet tack is triangularly shaped with a long sharp point.
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After insertion you can continue the position of the strips with the strip side facing up.
Step 1 check how the tack strips are secured.
For wall to wall carpeting carpet tack strips should be installed around the edges of the room leaving a space about the width of your fingers between the baseboard and the edge of the strip.
Cut the tackless strips.
They should be installed around the edges of the room in order to leave a space about the width of your fingers between the baseboard and the edge of the strip.
Especially for wall to wall carpeting carpet tack strips are very important.