Fitting Carpet Gripper

Obstructions can include vents radiators heaters or anything that makes it difficult to fit the carpet gripper near the wall.

Fitting carpet gripper.

When fitted the nails are angled towards the wall so that the carpet can be streched over them. You will also see nail heads on this side. A carpet gripper also referred to as a tack strip is a long strip of wood about 1 4 inch thick and 1 inch wide that contains several sharp pins or tacks. Gripperrods took over from the old fashioned way of fitting ring and pin.

Just lay the strips end to end to prepare them for the installation. Carpet gripper is made in 5ft lengths so have a quick measure around the perimeter of the room in feet deducting any doorways then divide by 5 this will give you the number of sticks of gripper you will need. Carpet grippers come in long strips. Pay someone 20 quid per room to fit the carpet.

Make sure the exposed tacks are faceup. One of the long edges will be flat and the opposite edge will be angled. Make sure you are cutting in the right place for example twist pile carpets should be cut from the back and loop pile carpets from the front. Fitting the carpet roll out the carpet and trim any excess length or width to make it easier to handle and fit.

Carpet grippers are long pieces of plywood usually 1 5m long x 2cm wide. These tacks hold the edges of your carpet. Grippers come pre fit with tacks and nails so you won t have to put them in yourself. Push the teeth of a knee kicker into the carpet around 30cm from the wall.

You should fit gripper all the way around the edge of your room except across the doorway where you ll need a threshold bar instead. How to fit carpet gripper carpet gripper comprises long thin pieces of wood with small sharp pins that hold the carpet in place. Buy and fit the gripper yourself. They have sharp angled nails in them that are designed to hold the carpet in place.

There s no easy fix for this. To tackle the corners of the room simply cut a carpet gripper down to size so that it fits perfectly into the space. Relax in the knowledge that 20 quid is less than the cost of a new carpet.