Measure the width of the doorway.
Carpet tack strip installation doorway.
Carpet installation repairs.
Place the carpet tack strip under the carpet about 1 2 inch from the transition point.
Position the strips with the tack points facing the wall.
Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker.
Part of the series.
Flimsy wood tack strips yield easily to a sharp utility knife so you can replace pieces.
Mark and cut a piece of carpet tack strip.
Install the transition.
Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly.
As a rule of thumb make sure to install the tack strip for the carpet about 1 4 to 3 8 inches from the edge of the tile.
Press forward on the knee portion of the tool to stretch the carpet and use a putty knife to tuck the edge of the carpet into the tack strip down in the floor.
Start with a clean area.
Repeat the process along the entire doorway until no portion of the carpet edge remains visible.
Keep a space equal to about two thirds the thickness of the carpet between the walls and the tack strips using a scrap piece of carpet as a guide.