Tape neighboring pieces together with 2 to 3 inch masking tape or as directed by the manufacturer.
Carpet tacking down.
3 measure and cut new tack strips to the lengths found in step 1 with tin.
Be careful not to unravel the carpet fibers.
In most cases that is about 1 4 to 1 3 inch from the wall.
I am about to install a pad and carpet in my basement over cement and vct tiles.
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For the tack strips and stretching the carpet.
If you cut it long enough there should be a little bit of carpet going up the wall a few inches.
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Use a staple hammer tacker to fasten the carpet pad against the edge of the tack strip.
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I plan to glue the pad down.
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As you force the lever down the teeth dig through the surface fibers grip the carpet backing and stretch the carpet.
When the complete length of the transition has been successfully tucked run a.
Each tack strip is approximately 4 feet long.
You will then need to complete the seams if they are necessary for this job.
Step 5 tuck the end of the carpet into the gap between the tack strip and the tile by using a stair tool or a putty knife.
Then take the piece of carpet that you cut and lay it into the room.
Place the tooth edge of the knee kicker on the carpet near the wall in a corner.
Place the carpet tacking strip a distance from the wall equal to about two thirds the thickness of the carpet.
Lay two pieces of carpet directly up against one another.
Hit the flat vertical part sticking out on the other end with your knee making sure to apply some force.
Use the carpet kicker and stretch the carpet over the tacks and past the tack strip by 1 4 inch.
Protect the wall or woodwork by resting the pushing end against a short length of 2x4 see the stretching sequence below.
The 4th wall will be a seam to another rooms carpet which i plan to heat glue together.
I only have 1 long wall and 2 partial short walls.
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Step 4 lay out the carpet.
Install carpet pad so that any seams will be at right angles to those in the carpet.
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Tack the carpet into place on one wall with a knee kicker.
Before you release the handle push the carpet into the tack strip directly in front of the head.
