Carpet Tacks Sticking Through

Continue pulling the carpet off the tack strip by hand until you can fold back the entire wet section.

Carpet tacks sticking through.

The tacks will grip the backing and hold the carpet in place. 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. Best seller halex poplar 1 in. After the carpet was stretched the installer should have hammered down the pins on the tack strip.

Long carpet tack strip for concrete subfloors 100 pack model hd 340 p 8 28 65 28. In multiple locations the tack strips are easily poking through the carpet. Wide x 4 ft. The worst area is where the carpet meets the laundry room where the carpet transitions to linoleum.

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. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Run a fan or two to dry the carpet. Wide x 4 ft.

First go to the corner nearest the wet area grab the carpet with pliers and pull the carpet off the tack strip. Entirely up to the customer home owner really. 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.

Halex poplar 1 in. Wet carpet pad is like a big sponge. Obviously the thickness of the carpet has a bearing on whether the tacks will be a problem in a walk area. The tack strip is an inch from the silver metal piece.