Tacks Sticking Up Through Carpet

What is a carpet tack strip.

Tacks sticking up through carpet.

On a wood subfloor all you need is a staple gun and 5 16 in. Carpet tack strips are lengths of wood usually douglas fir about four feet long and one inch wide. The carpet tack should grip the edges of the carpet through the carpet backing. The tacks will grip the backing and hold the carpet in place.

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. Once the carpet is stretched onto the pins they must be tapped over in a doorway tile junction to reduce the problem of feeling the tacks through the carpet. Beating the tack strip pins down through the carpet will usually work the risk being it may dimple the carpet slightly. Reattach the carpet as you refasten the carpet to the tack strip you need to stretch it toward the wall.

Once the carpet is rolled out and installed it has to be tacked down. 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. 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.

Obviously the thickness of the carpet has a bearing on whether the tacks will be a problem in a walk area. 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. 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.