Carpet Strip On Concrete

Carpet tack strips are wooden boards installed around the perimeter of a floor to hold carpet in place.

Carpet strip on concrete. If the floor is made of concrete you are left with unsightly holes along the perimeter of the room. Tack strip for concrete plus construction adhesive they make tack strip with nails specifically for concrete. Wide x 4 ft. Measure the room to determine how much material you will need.

If you decide to remove the carpet you must also pry up the tack strips which are held in place with nails. Place the transition strip half over the edge of the carpet and half over the other flooring. Long carpet tack strip for wood or concrete subfloors 3 pack. Hold the strip in place while you drill down through the mounting holes on the strip and into the concrete floor.

Patch the concrete subfloor as required. Halex poplar 7 8 in. That said in older concrete many of the nails will spall out and not hold. Its not that hard with these tips from clay king from aaa flood drying with 28 years experience drying flooded homes.

How to install a carpet transition strip on concrete step 1. Once you ve determine length and width you can. A very easy way to remove carpet tack strip from the basement concrete floor.