Tack Strip Between Carpet And Wood Floor

This will allow an approximate 1 4 inch gap between.

Tack strip between carpet and wood floor.

I love using the wonder tool and these pliers for this job. Designed to eliminate your carpet edges from fraying vinyl floor edging from curling. When installing the strip fold back the carpet and pad so it s out of the way and place the strip approximately 1 2 away from the finished wood floor. Typically there will be three nails spaced evenly along each three foot section of tack strip.

Hold it in position over the gap between the carpet and the hardwood flooring while you center the trim track underneath. If padding over a concrete floor use adhesive. Cut a strip of carpet reducer to the length you measured using a chop saw. A hammer stapler can speed up this process.

Fasten the pad to the wood subfloor with staples every 10 12 in each direction. A lot of times i can just use the pliers to get the staples up but some staples are so close to the floor that i need to use the wonder tool to get them started. Locate the brad nails that hold the first piece of tack strip to the floor. Staple the pad against the edge of the tack strip.

Step 3 place the curved edge of a small pry bar against the tack strip lining the pry bar up with the first nail. Place the metal track onto the subfloor between the two flooring types with one side lightly against the carpeting that covers the tack strip. Make quick work of creating a smooth transition between two different flooring surfaces with help from trafficmaster. Concrete tack strip uses hardened steel nails that can penetrate concrete.

Work toward the tack strips smoothing the pad and stapling. For thinner carpet you may want to place it closer and vice versa for thicker carpeting. This video will show a carpet transition turn n tack method the correct way to get great results while roll and staple carpet. Once you have all of the tack strips up it is time to remove any staples on the floor from the carpet pad.