Carpet Tacks Sticking Through Carpet

The carpet tack should grip the edges of the carpet through the carpet backing.

Carpet tacks sticking through carpet.

On a wood subfloor all you need is a staple gun and 5 16 in. Nails sticking out exposed tile edge if i walk through the doorway between a carpeted bedroom and a tiled bathroom my bare feet get pricked by nails on the edge of the carpet. In multiple locations the tack strips are easily poking through the carpet. Use a utility knife to trim off any pad covering the tack strip.

1 16 of over 1 000 results for carpet tacks amazon s choice for carpet tacks. Once the carpet is rolled out and installed it has to be tacked down. The installers actually tried to leave the metal transition piece until my wife remembered paying for that silver. The carpet is usually placed over a carpet pad.

Fasten the pad to a concrete floor with carpet pad adhesive and duct tape the seams together photo 2. Issues where carpet meets tiles. The tack strip is an inch from the silver metal piece. The worst area is where the carpet meets the laundry room where the carpet transitions to linoleum.

Reattach the carpet as you refasten the carpet to the tack strip you need to stretch it toward the wall. Press down on the carpet firmly without using a hammer so the tacks don t break or bend before they get hold of the carpet. Once the carpet is stretched onto the pins they must be tapped over in a doorway tile junction to reduce the problem of feeling the tacks through the carpet.