Includes planning equipment and material acquisition area preparation and protection setup and cleanup.
Installing wall to wall carpet on concrete.
Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1.
Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2.
Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips.
Installing carpet is a job you can do yourself to save money.
Keep a space equal to about two thirds the thickness of the carpet between the walls and the tack strips using a scrap piece of carpet as a guide.
The strips should be installed 1 2 from the wall with the tacks facing the wall.
Mounting carpet on concrete walls.
Set perimeter tack strip.
Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall.
Use tin snips to cut the strips as necessary.
The cost to install carpet depends on three factors.
Carpet provides a quick wall covering for unfinished concrete walls such as those found in a basement.
Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways.
Measure and layout seam locations.
The carpet provides some noise dampening while also.
Then lay tack strips around the perimeter of the room and install your strips of padding.
Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways.
Carpet installation labor basic basic labor to install carpet with favorable site conditions.
The carpet padding and the labor.
The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.
Just be prepared to take your time and make sure you have the right tools which you can rent.
The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.
At the home depot the cost of carpet installation is free on purchases of 699 or more.
Before you install the carpet make sure to check the concrete for any moisture issues that need to be addressed.
Place tackless strips around the entire perimeter of the room.
Nail the tack strips to the wooden subfloor or if installing carpet over concrete use masonry tacks or an epoxy adhesive attach the strips to the floor.
Shoot masonry screws into the strips every 6 8 on center to fasten them to the concrete.