Carpet Tack Strip Installation Doorway

Flimsy wood tack strips yield easily to a sharp utility knife so you can replace pieces.

Carpet tack strip installation doorway.

Part of the series. Carpet installation repairs. Loosen the carpet from its anchor whether a tack strip or metal cap. Install the transition.

Carpet to tile doorway transitions leave you with a couple of differen. Place the carpet tack strip under the carpet about 1 2 inch from the transition point. As a rule of thumb make sure to install the tack strip for the carpet about 1 4 to 3 8 inches from the edge of the tile. Mark and cut a piece of carpet tack strip.

Measure the width of the doorway. Press forward on the knee portion of the tool to stretch the carpet and use a putty knife to tuck the edge of the carpet into the tack strip down in the floor. Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly. Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker.

Repeat the process along the entire doorway until no portion of the carpet edge remains visible. Position the strips with the tack points facing the wall.