This shows the proper tack strip placement to get long lasting and beautiful results out of your carpet install.
Carpet tack strip installation.
Position the strips with the tack points facing the wall.
Tack down the padding with a stapler.
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Install tack strips around door frames but not across the threshold to prevent stepping on the sharp points.
Tack strips are strips of wood with sharp pointed tacks.
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Using a hammer nail down tack strips around the perimeter of the room.
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Install tack strips with a gap between the wall.
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How to install carpet tackstrip.
For novice diyers the temptation is to shove the carpet tack strips sometimes called tackless strips all the way against the wall or baseboard.
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Keep a space equal to about two thirds the thickness of the carpet between the walls and the tack strips using a scrap piece of carpet as a guide.
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