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Carpet tack strip installation.
Tack strips are strips of wood with sharp pointed tacks.
For novice diyers the temptation is to shove the carpet tack strips sometimes called tackless strips all the way against the wall or baseboard.
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Tack down the padding with a stapler.
Install tack strips with a gap between the wall.
How to install carpet tackstrip.
Using a hammer nail down tack strips around the perimeter of the room.
Position the strips with the tack points facing the wall.
Keep a space equal to about two thirds the thickness of the carpet between the walls and the tack strips using a scrap piece of carpet as a guide.
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Install tack strips around door frames but not across the threshold to prevent stepping on the sharp points.
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After removing all the furniture and old floor covering from the room cover the wood subfloor with carpet padding.