Carpet Step Tucked

Featuring durable drop forged construction and rust resistant chrome plating the stair tool has offset edges to protect walls during installation.

Carpet step tucked.

Use the carpet kicker and stretch the carpet over the tacks and past the tack strip by 1 4 inch. Cut the carpet with a slotted blade knife so that it is even with the edge of the tile. Press forward on the knee portion of the tool to stretch the carpet and use a putty knife to tuck the edge of the carpet into the tack strip down in the floor. Offset edges protect walls.

The easiest and most common installation technique is simply to stretch the carpet over the bullnose and straight down to the next step. Repeat the process along the entire doorway until no portion of the carpet edge remains visible. When a floor transitions at a threshold from wood or tile to carpeting the carpeting may need to be tucked to provide a seamless transition from one type of flooring to another. Think of it as.

A french tuck is where the installer wraps the tread with carpet and as a separate step installs a piece of carpet on the riser giving it a defined appearance. Flooring transitions can be tricky to negotiate. The soft comfort grip makes it ideal for regular use. Step 5 tuck the end of the carpet into the gap between the tack strip and the tile by using a stair tool or a putty knife.

This is known as waterfall installation.