How To Install A Rug On A Wall

Unroll the carpet with the backing face down along the wall onto the padding in the room.

How to install a rug on a wall.

The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet. Use the power stretcher to hook the other corner opposite of the first corner hooked following the same procedure. Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways. Cut from the top using a carpet knife.

Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1. 6 arrange the area rug over the rug. The cost to install carpet depends on three factors. Installing carpet is a job you can do yourself to save money.

Make relief cuts at corners so the carpet lies flat. Tackless strips come in a variety of widths thicknesses and heights. Tighten and secure the carpet dig the teeth of the power stretcher into the carpet about 6 from the opposite wall. Put it about 3 inches 7 6 cm out from the wall.

At the home depot the cost of carpet installation is free on purchases of 699 or more. Hit the flat vertical part sticking out on the other end with your knee making sure to apply some force. Arrange the rug pad over the wall to wall carpet in the desired location. Place the tooth edge of the knee kicker on the carpet near the wall in a corner.

When you hit it it tacks the carpet on to the strip. Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2. Tack the carpet into place on one wall with a knee kicker. Place the carpet facedown on top of a sheet of plywood or use a similar hard surface to.

Just be prepared to take your time and make sure you have the right tools which you can rent. Press down the lever and lock it into place stretching the carpet and attaching it to the tackless strips. Measure and cut the carpet to the length and height of the wall plus 3 or 4 inches extra in every direction.