Tacks Sticking Up Through Carpet

Tacks sticking up through the carpet we have advised management several times since the remodel what a poor job that tacks stick up through the cheap indoor outdoor carpet in 16e section ii.

Tacks sticking up through carpet.

We have z bar metals that the carpet wraps around or it can just be tucked between the tack strip and tile if there is enough height difference as is the case for op. Once the carpet is rolled out and installed it has to be tacked down. The tacks will grip the backing and hold the carpet in place. What is a carpet tack strip.

Use a utility knife to trim off any pad covering the tack strip. Don willott owner of don s floor coverings mentions that the typical. When the tack strips are nailed screwed or glued to the subfloor with the tacks angled toward the wall the tacks will grip the carpet backing and hold the carpet in place as it is installed. 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.

Op can do this and the problem will go away. After the carpet was stretched the installer should have hammered down the pins on the tack strip. Reattach the carpet as you refasten the carpet to the tack strip you need to stretch it toward the wall. On a wood subfloor all you need is a staple gun and 5 16 in.

The carpet tack should grip the edges of the carpet through the carpet backing. Carpet tack strips are lengths of wood usually douglas fir about four feet long and one inch wide. Beating the tack strip pins down through the carpet will usually work the risk being it may dimple the carpet slightly.