Tuck Roll Carpet Edge

Turn the carpet edge around and you should be able to roll it into a suitable pipe shape.

Tuck roll carpet edge.

Leave 1 inches of the carpet showing between the straight edge and the edge of the carpet. Use the carpet kicker and stretch the carpet over the tacks and past the tack strip by 1 4 inch. Make sure that the carpet is rolled up neatly so that you have a good starting position for your roll edge process. Step 3 measure the width of the doorway using a tape measure and then cut a carpet tack strip to the same width using tin snips.

Place most of your weight on your hand over the tack strip area. Apply pressure downward on the carpet when stretching it so that it adheres to the tack strip. Tuck the extra edge of the carpet under the gap and use the hooks of the transition strip to hold it in place. Cut the carpet with a slotted blade knife so that it is even with the edge of the tile.

Pull the edge of the carpet back 1 to 2 feet so you can see the underlying subfloor which may be concrete or plywood. Using a carpet cutter and a utility knife photos 10 and 11 cut off the excess after the carpet is completely stretched. Fold the carpet over the tack strip. If the straight edge is wide and long enough kneel on it with one knee to hold it down.

To turn and finish a carpet edge you use a carpet z bar along with tack strip. It will be nice and straight if you lay the bar and tack strip straight and are careful when trimming and tucking the carpet. Turn the carpet face down and place a metal straight edge along the edge of the carpet to be folded. Vacuum the subfloor to remove all dirt and grit.

Start by unrolling your carpet and then take it up at one edge and pull it until you have the carpet as flat as possible. Tap the carpet kicker to stretch the carpet in place over the padding and tack strip. Step 4 hold the straight edge firmly in place. If there s already a carpet there cut it just a few inches longer than where you want to meet the tile.

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. Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker. In essence it is a bar of metal that spans the transition length and is formed like a z so that the edge of the carpet is tucked under one edge. This is screwed or nailed to the floor and the.

Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly. After tacking you tamp down the z bar to secure the carpet edge.