Tack Strip Between Carpet And Tile

How to install a transition strip from carpet to ceramic tile.

Tack strip between carpet and tile.

Make quick work of creating a smooth transition between two different flooring surfaces with help from trafficmaster. Connect a gap in your flooring or cover connect a gap in your flooring or cover up a seam with the exclusive silver fluted carpet trim from trafficmaster. The tack strip for the carpet is installed 1 4 to 3 8 inch from the edge of the tile then the edge of the carpet is cut off at the direct tile edge or it can span the slight gap between the tack. After the tile is installed put in a tack strip 1 4 to 3 8 inches from the edge of the tile.

The next step should be to cut at the direct edge of the tile. If you would like to be certain that the carpet will never come up place a bead of latex glue inside the gap between the tack strip and the carpet. Press down all along the tack strip to ensure good contact between the carpet and the nails. Designed to eliminate your carpet edges from fraying vinyl floor edging from curling.

Carpet can easily be cut and positioned easily or at least it can be moved more more easily than tile especially after the tile has been set into place. It will also show what not to. This video will show a carpet transition turn n tack method the correct way to get great results while roll and staple carpet. 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.

Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker. Pull the carpet toward the end cap and use the butter knife to press the carpet into the tack strip nails. Tuck the edge of the carpet into the 1 4 inch gap between the tack strip and the tile using a the stair tool or putty knife and taking care not to snag and unravel the carpet fibers. Installing a transition strip from carpet to ceramic tile.

Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly. Fold back the carpet to allow yourself enough room to work. Add a bead of no fray carpet glue along the thin edge of the remaining carpet it should be about 3 4 inch long and slide this carpet edge under the carpet end cap. The transition between tile and carpet is the last step in most tile install tack strips about half an inch away from the edge of the tile.

Nail the tack strip securely to the floor.