How To Install A Rug On A Wall

6 arrange the area rug over the rug.

How to install a rug on a wall.

The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet. Place the tooth edge of the knee kicker on the carpet near the wall in a corner. Cut from the top using a carpet knife. Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2.

Arrange the rug pad over the wall to wall carpet in the desired location. Hit the flat vertical part sticking out on the other end with your knee making sure to apply some force. The carpet padding and the labor. Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1.

Unroll the carpet with the backing face down along the wall onto the padding in the room. Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways. Installing carpet is a job you can do yourself to save money. Keep about 3 inches lapping up the wall.

Place the carpet facedown on top of a sheet of plywood or use a similar hard surface to. Use the power stretcher to hook the other corner opposite of the first corner hooked following the same procedure. When you hit it it tacks the carpet on to the strip. Put it about 3 inches 7 6 cm out from the wall.

Just be prepared to take your time and make sure you have the right tools which you can rent. Trim the rug pad with scissors or a utility knife to fit your rug size if necessary. Measure and cut the carpet to the length and height of the wall plus 3 or 4 inches extra in every direction. At the home depot the cost of carpet installation is free on purchases of 699 or more.

Tackless strips come in a variety of widths thicknesses and heights. Tighten and secure the carpet dig the teeth of the power stretcher into the carpet about 6 from the opposite wall. Press down the lever and lock it into place stretching the carpet and attaching it to the tackless strips.