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Becky Jane
05-02-02, 04:20 PM
Thanks for the info on padding thickness. The old tack strip seems ok. We will be replacing some in front of the window. What is the proper distance.? The old was about 3/8 to 1/2 away from the trim. What do you suggest we do at the transition? Maybe a temporary metal threshold or tape it down. Also, I called and the padding is 6 feet wide. This means I could go the length of the room and have 1 seam or across the room and have shorter pieces to work with but have two seams. Which would be better?Does it butt right up to the tack strip and how long should the staples be? I don't want to mess this up. Thanks a bunch!
twelvepole
05-02-02, 06:17 PM
Click the following link for installation tips and illustrations:
http://doityourself.com/carpet/howtoinstallcarpet.htm
http://doityourself.com/carpet/howtoinstallcarpet.htm
Becky Jane
05-02-02, 06:54 PM
Sorry for the typo. That is an excellent explanation. Thanks.
Carpets Done Wright
05-02-02, 06:54 PM
The tackstrip should be the thickness of the carpet or no greater then 3/8" from the baseboard, or anything.
A temporary metal nailed so the carpet is long enough when the rest gets done in the hall.
Run the padding the length, and just have one seam in the padding.
I use 9/16 staples in a hammer stapler, and drive them hard.
3/8" padding, I hold back about a 1/4" from the tackstrip. 7/16 I hold back a tad more, because the padding is higher then the tacks on the tackstrip. Which makes the carpet grab the pins better. At transitions, all padding gets butted to the metals or tackstrip if using a top transition molding.
A temporary metal nailed so the carpet is long enough when the rest gets done in the hall.
Run the padding the length, and just have one seam in the padding.
I use 9/16 staples in a hammer stapler, and drive them hard.
3/8" padding, I hold back about a 1/4" from the tackstrip. 7/16 I hold back a tad more, because the padding is higher then the tacks on the tackstrip. Which makes the carpet grab the pins better. At transitions, all padding gets butted to the metals or tackstrip if using a top transition molding.