Do not cut through the bottom.
Folded carpet edge.
Hold the straight edge firmly in place.
The tack strip should come up through the carpet and hold it into place.
Use the tucking tool to secure carpet at the back of the tread and as needed under the nose and along the sides.
Leave 1 inches of the carpet showing between the straight edge and the edge of the carpet.
Turn the carpet face down and place a metal straight edge along the edge of the carpet to be folded.
Score the bottom of the carpet with an awl along the straight edge.
Leave 1 inches of the carpet showing between the straight edge and the edge of the carpet.
Press the folded carpet piece over the tacking strips.
The idea is to weaken the bottom binding.
Before folding the carpet i apply a bead of construction adhesive to the under side of the flap so that the carpet will adhere to itself.
Turn the carpet facedown and place a metal straight edge along the edge of the carpet to be folded.
Use your knee kicker to kick the carpet over into place so that you will have some extra to work with.
Flip the carpet over so the back is facing up with the cloth kind of fanning out along the edge.
Then it s just a matter of applying construction adhesive to the strip and pressing it into place overlapping the edges of both the tile and the carpet.
Grab the edge of the carpet and push it over onto the tack strip.
You only want to create a.
Continue to pull the outside edge of the carpet until the fold lies just past the carpet side.
Put a bead of latex or glue along the edge just a little bit till you get the hang of what you re doing then you can advance to maybe doing a foot at a time.
Step 4 hold the straight edge firmly in place.
If the straight edge is wide and long enough kneel on it with one knee to hold it down.
If the straight edge is wide and long enough kneel on it with one knee to hold it down.
I usually put weight on the strip to hold it in place while the adhesive cures overnight if possible.
You will need to use your utility knife to cut the edge of the excess carpet off.