How To Install A Rug On A Wall

Put it about 3 inches 7 6 cm out from the wall.

How to install a rug on a wall.

Unroll the carpet with the backing face down along the wall onto the padding in the room. Measure and cut the carpet to the length and height of the wall plus 3 or 4 inches extra in every direction. Press down the lever and lock it into place stretching the carpet and attaching it to the tackless strips. Keep about 3 inches lapping up the wall.

When you hit it it tacks the carpet on to the strip. Use the power stretcher to hook the other corner opposite of the first corner hooked following the same procedure. The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet. Trim the rug pad with scissors or a utility knife to fit your rug size if necessary.

Just be prepared to take your time and make sure you have the right tools which you can rent. Arrange the rug pad over the wall to wall carpet in the desired location. Make relief cuts at corners so the carpet lies flat. 6 arrange the area rug over the rug.

At the home depot the cost of carpet installation is free on purchases of 699 or more. The carpet padding and the labor. Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1. Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2.

Tackless strips come in a variety of widths thicknesses and heights. Cut from the top using a carpet knife. Tack the carpet into place on one wall with a knee kicker. Tighten and secure the carpet dig the teeth of the power stretcher into the carpet about 6 from the opposite wall.

Place the tooth edge of the knee kicker on the carpet near the wall in a corner. Hit the flat vertical part sticking out on the other end with your knee making sure to apply some force. Installing carpet is a job you can do yourself to save money.