Can I Attach Carpet Transation Strips To Concrete

Step 1 place the transition strip half over the edge of the carpet and half over the other flooring.

Can i attach carpet transation strips to concrete.

Tack strips are sometimes called tackless strips because they eliminate the need for using individual carpet tacks to hold carpeting to the floor. The floor plank that touches the t molding should most closely match the color of the t molding for the smoothest transition so dig around in your boxes of flooring planks until you find one that matches best. Step 3 press the transition firmly in place. When you need to secure the transition strip to concrete however you must use an alternative method since you cannot nail into concrete.

Set it aside and make sure you use it when you get to the door. Our flooring specialist ron demonstrates and explains what it takes to install a carpet tack strip on a basement concrete floor. Apply a 1 4 inch wide line of construction adhesive to the bottom of the transition strip where it will rest on the concrete. Nail the tack strips to the wooden subfloor or if installing carpet over concrete use masonry tacks or an epoxy adhesive attach the strips to the floor.