Install Carpet Gripper Strip

When done properly installing a carpet gripper or transition strip will give your carpet installation job a professionally finished look.

Install carpet gripper strip.

A carpet edge gripper is an aluminum strip that holds the edge of carpet with sharp metal teeth. Use the knee kicker to fit the carpet over the hooks in the carpet. Use a carpet tuck tool to make sure the carpet is properly tucked into the carpet gripper. Install carpet transition strips at thresholds where carpet meets another type of flooring.

Seal the edge of the carpet with latex seam sealer to prevent unraveling. I would like to shorten the carpet by 3 feet. It is used to transition to any adjoining surface that is lies lower the carpet. This is where you will tuck the edges of the carpet during installation.

At present the family room carpet is attached to a tackless strip that is secured on the wooden floor. Once the carpet is completely tucked remove the spreader and clean up your tools. How to install carpet grippers. Measure the threshold and cut the carpet gripper to length with a hack saw.

Leave a gap the thickness of the carpet s pile between the gripper strip and the wall. Screw the carpet trim to the floor. An edge gripper is installed by being tacked to the subfloor. Lay out the metal carpet strip along the edge of the guide string and use a hacksaw to trim any excess carpet strips.

A carpet gripper also referred to as a tack strip is a long strip of wood about 1 4 inch thick and 1 inch wide that contains several sharp pins or tacks. Use tack nails and a hammer to secure the metal carpet strips to the flooring.