Nov 10 2009 installing carpet to new hardwood at a doorway to turn and finish a carpet edge you use a carpet z bar along with tack strip.
Tuck carpet to hardwood.
When cutting the carpet it must be cut at best an 1 8th inch longer or overlapping the hardwood.
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For thinner carpet you may want to place it closer and vice versa for thicker carpeting.
Once you have covered the doorway the project is completed.
This gives you some carpet to tuck in between the wood and the tack strip.
Installing carpet to new hardwood at a doorway.
There is also a tool called a carpet trimmer which is much safer but can easily cut the carpet too short if you don t cut slow.
It will be nice and straight if you lay the bar and tack strip straight and are careful when trimming and tucking the carpet.
Tuck the carpet in between the tack strip and the hardwood with a hook knife using gentle pressure.