Laying Wall To Wall Carpet

Cut lengths of tackless strip to fit each wall around the perimeter of the room.

Laying wall to wall carpet.

Secure them with the pre driven nails into the subfloor keeping the strip out from the wall about 2 3 the thickness of the carpet. This type of installation requires no glue or adhesive to hold the carpet and pad to the floor. Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways. At the home depot the cost of carpet installation is free on purchases of 699 or more.

Set the wall trimmer to the thickness of the carpet. The small points. 6 cut carpeting to fit around wall corners. Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips.

The carpet padding and the labor. You do however need to secure it to the floor at the perimeter to prevent the carpet from moving and forming lumps or bumps. Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall. Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways.

Installing carpet can be hard on your knees and back and you should be prepared to take some time to get the job done. Laying carpet with carpet pad. 8 apply latex seam sealer to carpet edges let dry. The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.

Installing your own wall to wall carpet may sound daunting but with the right tools and some perseverance you can certainly install carpet yourself. It s nailed to the subfloor with its points angled toward the wall. 9 align the seams between carpeting pieces then slip piece of seam tape underneath. 5 roll carpeting across the room.

Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1. After the carpet is attached along the first wall trim the excess from the edge using a wall carpet trimmer. Clean and prep the floor. The cost to install carpet depends on three factors.

If you have carpet already in place be prepared to remove it before moving on. 7 when seaming two pieces of carpeting use a cushion back cutter to trim the carpeting edges.