Cutting Metal Carpet Strips

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Cutting metal carpet strips.

5 push the carpet down around the curved section and fold it back starting at. They transition between two different flooring materials such as carpet to hardwood. Transition strips come in various sizes and materials with one of those materials being metal. Smartcore 0 71 in x 94 49 in blue ridge pine plastic floor quarter round.

Lay out the metal carpet strip along the edge of the guide string and use a hacksaw to trim any excess carpet strips. For other situations different pieces are used in conjunction with the t molding. Trim the carpet with a utility knife cutting on the underside and leaving 3 inches of excess beyond each tack strip. Transition strips are used between rooms on the interior of a house.

With aluminum nosing be careful not to leave metal burrs along the cut edge aluminum is prone to this. If your strip has a curved side this side will go on the top the tread of the stair. If you see burrs use a metal file to remove them and smooth the edge. Test the fit by placing the strip tightly on the corner of the stair tread.

Cut the transition strip using a hacksaw or a multipurpose tool equipped with a hardwood sheet metal cutting accessory. Use tack nails and a hammer to secure the metal carpet strips to the flooring. If you are nailing into concrete use concrete nails to secure the strips. A typical 4 in 1 transition includes a metal channel for mounting the system with a t molding which fits into the channel and is used alone if you are joining floors that are the same height.