Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways.
What goes under before installing wall to wall carpet.
When installing baseboards before carpet ask the installer how large of a gap to leave between the floor and the trim e g.
Push the lever down to stretch the carpet taut.
Reach in front of the power stretcher to hook the carpet onto the tack strip.
The baseboard at the bottom of a wall should always be installed slightly raised from the floor s surface.
Put the base of the power stretcher at the wall that was just hooked with the knee kicker.
Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2.
Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1.
Continue along the wall then trim excess with the wall trimmer and tuck the edge underneath the baseboard.
The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.
Carpet has a threshold stretch the forum because the stuff of the tackless strips.
Once one corner is hooked with the knee kicker use the power stretcher to stretch the carpet to the opposite wall.
No baseboards do not need to be removed.
For most installers this is not a problem and can be done easily.
Use a power stretcher to firmly stretch and secure the carpet onto the tackless strip on each side of the room.