In this video I share exact steps to prepare and stretch carpet to a hardwood transition strip! Fire away with any questions about the carpet and flooring industry and I’ll create videos answering your questions
Professional, but I couldn’t help but laugh with your endearing tone about the big beautiful beefy carpet, and straight cold about the hardwood. You’re definitely a carpet guy. Thanks for quality information.
Thanks a lot. I used to install carpet with a friend about 40 years ago and things change but some remain the same. I have 4 transitions to install that are carpet to engineered wood or tile and planned on doing exactly what you did here with tack strip. These however are simple doorways for the most part. I will do the tack strip and stuff. I know how to do that. Thanks again.
I would like the carpet industry to create a different method of holding the carpet that doesn't result in me stabbing my foot every time I step on the edge of a carpet.
You can take the head of a hammer, press it down on the tack strip while moving it across the pins in the tack strip!! It will bend those little tack pins down. Worst case, pound them down with the hammer!! Don't really want to pound down could cause issues down the road! They used to supply different size pins in tack strip, but not anymore! I carry felt and tape to put on the pond if the carpet is to thin and I know they'll poke through! Good luck!!
I have a question for you, I am having issues with the transition/threshold strips in my house where the wood floor meets the carpet not staying down. I have tried different nails with no luck. Any helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated
I was looking for a video like this to get an idea if I can do something. I'm wanting to glue a 3/4 inch rubber mat down on my concrete floor for my big safe to sit on, I want to run my carpet right up to the rubber nice and clean, (the safe will entirely cover the rubber) do you think this method here would work for me. I'm treating it like hardwood since they are the same thickness.
Thanks! Not being a carpet guy, I just needed to watch this one video and I am set. On another note, I feel for the guy who is slamming his knee on the kicker. He will be sorry he took this job when he is my age.
Can anyone tell me the color of that wood and the color of that carpet? That is literally the exact same color scheme I’m looking for!! Beautiful job!!!
Carpet is the last part of the build!!!! The hard surface manufacturers make transitions for their products. They are, T- mold,a reducer, and carpet edge and many more. The wood floor has the transition applied , then the carpet gets installed to it. Hope this helps you!
Nice! Question - if both rooms had hardwood and you carpeted the right side over the wood how would put in a transition? They'd be uneven. I'm not installing up to a doorway but an archway.
I know what your talking about. Not sure if the height will be that noticable. You could try few things. Remove the flooring piece closest to the transition. Then get some thinner plywood, shim it to floor height on one side then let it taper down lower than the wood floor your running into. Then when the carpet is layed over, it will slowly drop to the height of the floor without being noticable. Or the tacky wood transition pieces that have a carpet side and a wood floor side.
Carpet is going to raise a floor about an inch. In order to make both floors level you're going to have to do some construction that is going to be expensive!! You can transition with flat medal or gripper medal. They look good and are not a tripping hazard. There are many more options but I'm not looking at your floor so I can only give you the basics!! Good luck!
My carpet guys did this. I didn't even know you could transition like this back then without the tacky strips over top. But we vaccume with a rainbow all the time never notice any issues...
If the carpet is properly stretched it hooks onto the pins and won't come loose unless you pull pretty hard! If a vacuum pulls it loose it was not installed correctly! I was taught to use a sealer in the gap before tucking the carpet and that is still how you are supposed to do it! This guy is a hack , he does flips and rental units! He would never make it doing residential properties!
This is why the pins in the tack strip go towards the wall!! The stretch of the carpet hooks onto the pins with pressure and won't come loose!!! If it does come loose it wasn't properly stretched
How would you install carpet in the centre of your living room with the wood laminate floor all around it. Can you make a video of this type of application ?
I'd just get a carpet rug at that point and put it on top of the laminate floor, that makes it easier to clean, easier to do, and will look nice if you get sick of the rug, you can change it out.
I'm taking it that you have laminate on the entire floor !!?? Buy a rug with non slip backing or a piece of carpet and have it bound. Most cities have someone that does binding! Again non slip pad under the rug! If the wood is just around the perimeter, carpet can be installed in the center of the room!! It's called an inlay. It's no big deal!! And no extra charge should be made! Good luck!
Use the head of a hammer and press down on the pins sweeping back and forth! They'll bend down for you! I don't suggest pounding them down, may cause issues down the road!
They sell tack strip with concrete pins already in them. There. 7/16pins buy a small bag of 5/8 they work better!! You might even find strip with 5/8 already in them also,, just harder to find !! When I do crete I use liquid nail and crete nails the 5/8s. I also double strip the tack strip when going up to any hard surface whether crete or wood floor!! Good luck!!
Dont use a crab stretcher if you dont know what you are doing. Get it professionally installed or youll be calling someone in 6 months when you have wrinkles down the middle of your carpet
@@CarpetExpertBlueprint Just below Huntsville al. Decatur Al. I'm speaking of the carpet stores here. An individual like myself is cheaper. Po boy like me needs work.
