Carpet Tacks Poking Through

The edge of the tiles that are adjacent to the carpet is sharp and partially exposed so you have to make sure you don t step on a tile edge either.

Carpet tacks poking through. Required fields are marked post comment. But if significant pressure is put on the carpet like oh i don t know the body weight of an adult human that s when the nails come out and poke you. Press down on the carpet firmly without using a hammer so the tacks don t break or bend before they get hold of the carpet. The worst area is where the carpet meets the laundry room where the carpet transitions to linoleum.

Notify me of new posts by email. The installers actually tried to leave the metal transition piece until my wife remembered paying for that silver. Be first to leave comment below. Once the carpet is stretched onto the pins they must be tapped over in a doorway tile junction to reduce the problem of feeling the tacks through the carpet.

Two birds home. In multiple locations the tack strips are easily poking through the carpet. Notify me of follow up comments by email. The carpet is usually placed over a carpet pad.

Doorway tack strip solution. The tack strip is an inch from the silver metal piece. No comments so far. Your email address will not be published.

Obviously the thickness of the carpet has a bearing on whether the tacks will be a problem in a walk area. The carpet tack should grip the edges of the carpet through the carpet backing.