Do this immediately after shooting each staple.
Can i just staple a carpet down to the floor.
Do not use more staples than are necessary to hold the carpet down securely.
Installing carpet steps without staples.
Tack strips are sometimes called tackless strips because they eliminate the need for using individual carpet tacks to hold carpeting to the floor.
With the cut you just made.
Staple the carpet padding to the floor using a staple gun.
Load the 9 16 inch staples into your staple gun.
When padding is not desirable the carpet ends up directly on top of the concrete.
Slide the carpet cutter along the wall.
I use the scraper to get the staples out of the floor just make sure the blade in the scraper is dull so it.
I pull the pad up as best i can then i use my scraper like the one below in photo.
Cut thick padding in strips 1 inch narrower than the width of the runner just as with the tackless strips and 3 inches longer than the depth of the tread.
Staple the carpet to the plywood by pressing the staple gun firmly into the carpeting and pressing down on the handle of a manual gun or on the.
On hardwood it may be necessary to tap the staple with a small hammer to drive it in fully.
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.
Most carpets on stairs are installed with some sort of hardware such as staples nails or strips of sharp tacks called tackless strips.
Use heavy duty staples a minimum of 1 2 long.
Whether for a basement enclosed porch or a finished garage you can use carpet to cover concrete floors.
Staple carpet padding to stair surfaces.
It will both cut the carpet and tuck the excess down between the.