Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1.
Installing floor register in carpet.
Second drywall would wick up moisture from flooded floors or carpet.
Stretch the carpet with a knee kicker and attach it to the carpet strips.
How to install a floor register on top of the carpet.
The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim.
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Screw the carpet trim to the floor.
Install carpet transition strips at thresholds where carpet meets another type of flooring.
Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways.
Install the carpet and secure it to the tackless strips around the perimeter of the room before working on the vents.
Use the knee kicker to fit the carpet over the hooks in the carpet.
When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g.
Measure the threshold and cut the carpet gripper to length with a hack saw.
Installing a floor register on top of the carpet will require a razor blade and your register vent.
Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2.
First in the event of carpet installation the gap will need to be there for the edges of the carpet to be tucked under.
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Installing carpet is a job you can do yourself to save money.