If you are nailing into concrete use concrete nails to secure the strips.
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Use your knee kicker to kick the carpet over into place so that you will have some extra to work with.
Press the tool flat against the carpet and right up against the baseboard on the sharp side.
When done properly installing a carpet gripper or transition strip will give your carpet installation job a professionally finished look.
Fold the leading edge of the carpet into the carpet gripper and push the carpet into the gripper securely.
Pull the edge of the carpet away from the carpet gripper.
Once the carpet is completely tucked remove the spreader and clean up your tools.
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Run a carpet trimming tool along the edge.
Measure the length of the side of the installation area using a tape measure.
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Fold the leading edge of the carpet into the carpet gripper and push the carpet into the gripper securely.
Lay a metal edging strip on a flat surface and draw a line on it at the same length measurement using a pencil.
Use a carpet tuck tool to make sure the carpet is properly tucked into the carpet gripper.
Use a carpet tuck tool to make sure the carpet is properly tucked into the carpet gripper.
Apply a small bead of seam sealer against the edge of the carpet gripper.
The tack strip should come up through the carpet and hold it into place.
Cut the strip off at the proper location using tin snips.
The carpet tool has a flat metal runner on the bottom a handle on the top and a blade on one edge.
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Lay out the metal carpet strip along the edge of the guide string and use a hacksaw to trim any excess carpet strips.
Use tack nails and a hammer to secure the metal carpet strips to the flooring.
Push it along the wall applying pressure as you do.
Cut the aluminum transition bar to fit across the length of the doorway with a hacksaw.