Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker.
Tuck roll carpet edge.
After tacking you tamp down the z bar to secure the carpet edge.
Fold the carpet over the tack strip.
Turn the carpet edge around and you should be able to roll it into a suitable pipe shape.
This is screwed or nailed to the floor and the.
Cut the carpet with a slotted blade knife so that it is even with the edge of the tile.
Make sure that the carpet is rolled up neatly so that you have a good starting position for your roll edge process.
It will be nice and straight if you lay the bar and tack strip straight and are careful when trimming and tucking the carpet.
Start by unrolling your carpet and then take it up at one edge and pull it until you have the carpet as flat as possible.
Place most of your weight on your hand over the tack strip area.
To turn and finish a carpet edge you use a carpet z bar along with tack strip.
If there s already a carpet there cut it just a few inches longer than where you want to meet the tile.
Using a carpet cutter and a utility knife photos 10 and 11 cut off the excess after the carpet is completely stretched.
Start from the back side applying the tape where the carpet edge meets the center line of the tape that way you can fold the tape onto the top side.
If the straight edge is wide and long enough kneel on it with one knee to hold it down.
Tuck the extra edge of the carpet under the gap and use the hooks of the transition strip to hold it in place.
Vacuum the subfloor to remove all dirt and grit.
In essence it is a bar of metal that spans the transition length and is formed like a z so that the edge of the carpet is tucked under one edge.
Step 3 measure the width of the doorway using a tape measure and then cut a carpet tack strip to the same width using tin snips.
There are other designs besides the one shown in this image.
Apply pressure downward on the carpet when stretching it so that it adheres to the tack strip.
Embed the carpet edge firmly in the tack strip and under baseboards by forcing the front edge of the carpet cutter into the carpet and dragging it along the wall.
Leave 1 inches of the carpet showing between the straight edge and the edge of the carpet.
Turn the carpet face down and place a metal straight edge along the edge of the carpet to be folded.
Pull the edge of the carpet back 1 to 2 feet so you can see the underlying subfloor which may be concrete or plywood.
Tap the carpet kicker to stretch the carpet in place over the padding and tack strip.
Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly.
