Wall To Wall Carpet Yourself

Bpf original removing wall to wall carpeting step 6 4x3 remove underlayment and staples once all of the carpet has been removed it s time to remove the padding following the same steps outlined above image 1.

Wall to wall carpet yourself.

Stretch carpeting toward each wall. Or you do a great job spot cleaning only to reveal how dirty the rest of the carpeting really is. Here s a way to get them green clean. Stretch the carpet with the knee kicker to link to the hooks in the binder bar then use a wooden block or scrap piece of lumber to close the binder bar onto the edge of the carpet.

Installing carpet can be hard on your knees and back and you should be prepared to take some time to get the job done. Nail a binder bar to any areas where the carpet ends without abutting a wall such as a threshold. Use knee kicker and stair chisel to force rough cut carpet edge into space between tack strip and baseboard. Employ a power stretcher to pull carpet tight across floor.

Cut lengths of tackless strip to fit each wall around the perimeter of the room. Go wall to wall for a newly carpeted room or create a custom rug with modern style. A vacuum and a carpet steam cleaner don t worry i explain why we need the heavy equipment below. The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.

Secure them with the pre driven nails into the subfloor keeping the strip out from the wall about 2 3 the thickness of the carpet. This floorigami stay toned diy carpet ships straight to your door ready to install with no installation experience required. Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways. Force carpeting down onto tack strip with stair chisel.

If you have carpet already in place be prepared to remove it before moving on. Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1. Trim excess carpeting along wall with double blade wall trimmer. When trimming carpet next to a wall tack down into the gulley space between the tack strip and the baseboard using a plastic paddle.

Salt borax and white vinegar. Clean and prep the floor. Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2.