Can I Glue Carpet Tack Strips To Concrete

07 01 2014 fstr 30 allows you to install carpet tack strip moldings nosings transition strips and more in minutes.

Can i glue carpet tack strips to concrete.

Wide x 4 ft. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Multiple hits with the hammer will just cause the concrete to crumble. I helped a friend lay carpet for two years.

You should also use a liquid nail glue along with the nails for a secure fit. Shows and explains how to install tack strip on concrete along with a few helpful tips about what kind and size nails should be used and when. When padding is not desirable the carpet ends up directly on top of the concrete. Flooring installer since 1973 armstrong certified i personally am certified in both tack strip application and direct glue down carpet administration in four counties.

Lay the tack strip. 04 13 2010 09 54 am 6. Whether for a basement enclosed porch or a finished garage you can use carpet to cover concrete floors. Leave a gap the thickness of the carpet s pile between the gripper strip and the wall.

17 05 2016 the adhesive will be in contact with the concrete and tack strip. Long carpet tack strip for concrete subfloors 100 pack model hd 340 p 8 28 65 28 65. Cut a piece of tack strip the length of one wall and attach it to the floor with masonry nails. Installing carpet directly over concrete can be a do it yourself project if using the glue down method.

Halex poplar 1 in. Anyone know what type of glue to use for bonding carpet tack strips to concrete. Halex poplar 7 8 in. Bwalley pompass ass.

Apr 25 2010 if you don t know the different ways to install tack strip on concrete you are not a pro. We used the tack strip with concrete nails with no adhesive but i could see how the condition of the concrete might require it. The key we found was that you have to get the nail into the concrete in one hit. Pl400 was suggested but takes so long to cure.

I m doing it myself so waiting 24 hours to install the carpet is no problem. Our flooring specialist ron demonstrates and explains what it takes to install a carpet tack strip on a basement concrete floor. Wide x 4 ft. Since it s a floating floor that butts up to concrete block the strips are 3 4 from the edge.