Installing Wall To Wall Carpet Yourself

Installing carpet can be hard on your knees and back and you should be prepared to take some time to get the job done.

Installing wall to wall carpet yourself.

Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways. Set the wall trimmer to the thickness of the carpet. Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall. After the carpet is attached along the first wall trim the excess from the edge using a wall carpet trimmer.

Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways. Keep the tool s shoe pressed tightly against the carpeting and keep the carpet tight against the baseboard as you guide it along the wall. Installing your own wall to wall carpet may sound daunting but with the right tools and some perseverance you can certainly install carpet yourself. Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1.

Clean and prep the floor. 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. Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips. Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2.

The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet. Cut lengths of tackless strip to fit each wall around the perimeter of the room. The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.