Before you release the handle push the carpet into the tack strip directly in front of the head.
Carpet tacking down.
Tape neighboring pieces together with 2 to 3 inch masking tape or as directed by the manufacturer.
As you force the lever down the teeth dig through the surface fibers grip the carpet backing and stretch the carpet.
Be careful not to unravel the carpet fibers.
Place the tooth edge of the knee kicker on the carpet near the wall in a corner.
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When the complete length of the transition has been successfully tucked run a.
Put it about 3 inches 7 6 cm out from the wall.
If you cut it long enough there should be a little bit of carpet going up the wall a few inches.
In most cases that is about 1 4 to 1 3 inch from the wall.
Tack the carpet into place on one wall with a knee kicker.
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3 measure and cut new tack strips to the lengths found in step 1 with tin.
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Place the carpet tacking strip a distance from the wall equal to about two thirds the thickness of the carpet.
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Use a staple hammer tacker to fasten the carpet pad against the edge of the tack strip.
Then take the piece of carpet that you cut and lay it into the room.
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Hit the flat vertical part sticking out on the other end with your knee making sure to apply some force.
Install carpet pad so that any seams will be at right angles to those in the carpet.
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When you hit it it tacks the carpet on to the strip.
Use the carpet kicker and stretch the carpet over the tacks and past the tack strip by 1 4 inch.
Step 4 lay out the carpet.
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Protect the wall or woodwork by resting the pushing end against a short length of 2x4 see the stretching sequence below.
I plan to glue the pad down.
The 4th wall will be a seam to another rooms carpet which i plan to heat glue together.
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.
