has anyone successfully stuck carpet gripper rod to a concrete floor?

Question

has anyone successfully stuck carpet gripper rod to a concrete floor and the carpet stayed in place, if so any tips or products?

Answer 1

you could try sealing the concrete floor first with pva or similar ,if the concrete isnt sealed not much will stick to it ,once its sealed try something like no more nails but best bet is to drill and plug it

Answer 2

Gripper Rod

Answer 3

You should something like No Nails, but make sure that there no dust where you spread the No Nails, and put a thin line of No Nails onto both concrete and gripper rod then apply slight pressure so that it sticks, I would suggest you check that the rods are firmly stuck before you lay the carpet.
hope this is of help to you.

Answer 4

Here in BC Canada we call it smoothedge or gripper and we cut 4ft lengths into roughly 6 pieces and use a product called PL400 or for better bond PL premium. Concrete is seldom even hence the pieces. Youdo not need to apply adhesive to both only a bead on floor and set in place. Install next day.

Answer 5

My pal is a carpet fitter and has stuck miles of gripper to concrete floors and stone staircases with 'no nails' TYPE of adhesive. I'm not sure which one he uses but will find out tomorrow. He swears by it, saves him hours of drilling.

You have to leave it at least overnight for full strength bond.

Answer 6

I assume carpet gripper rod and tackless strips are basically the same thing.

I've lived several places in Texas where all of the first floor carpet is laid on a concrete slab (with padding of course). The tackless has never pulled loose in any of our homes. Maybe you need to call a couple of carpet installers in Texas and ask what they do.

Answer 7

Yes, you need to use concrete nails to hold the strip/rod in place.

Answer 8

Use mason screws and a mason drill bit. You can get the right size at Ace Hardware. Just make sure hole are deep enough so you don't overtighten mason screw and strip the concrete.

Answer 9

gripfill will work everytime as long as floor is clean with no dust...it never fails I have been using it for years....gripfill and concrete pins can`t fail

Answer 10

THE ONLY WAY I KNOW OF IS TO DRILL HOLES ABOUT 1 INCH DEEP WITH A HAMMER DRILL THEN TAKE A WOODEN DOWEL THAT IS A FRACTION SMALLER THAN THE HOLE YOU DRILLED AND CUT IT INTO 1 INCH PIECES.. PUT THE PIECES INTO THE HOLES AND SCREW OR NAIL THE CARPET STRIP INTO THE WOODEN DOWELS... THE NAILS WILL SPREAD THE DOWELS APART AND SECURE THEM INTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR...