how to join new engineered wood flooring to existing rooms with carpet without using transition strips?

Question

the wood flooring will be installed in a hallway which has six rooms opening off of it, all the rooms have carpet. I don't want to use transition strips where the doorways are. I have seen carpet joined to other type floors simular to this where the carpet appears to have been rolled under at the transition and secured. is this done with some type carpet tact strip that dosen't have the little nails sticking up? all flooring is over a concrete slab.

Answer 1

Install tack strip 1/4" from the hardwood, re-stretch the carpet to the new strip, re-trim it, and set it with a stair tool. Use a masonry bit and aluminum masonry nails to secure the tack strip. To do it correctly the carpet needs to be re-stretched, so if you don't have acess to a power stretcher, best to call a pro. You can't use the turn & tack method on concrete unless you install a wood backer to tack it to, which would be as much trouble as using tack strip. You would also need a re-stretch with the turn & tack method.

Answer 2

Wood Flooring Transition Strips

Answer 3

Wood Floor To Carpet Transition

Answer 4

I had the exact same question when I replaced all the linoleum in my house with tile. My foyer already had tile and it had the installation you refer to. I wanted the same throughout and found an extremely helpful associate at Home Depot. The piece of hardware is called a "Z strip". You lay it on the subfloor and nail or screw down a regular tack strip on top of it leaving a narrow gap maybe 1/4 inch between in your case the wood flooring and the top edge of the z strip. Next pull the carpet as tight as possible across the tack strip and tuck under the z strip. I then used a 4" masonry chisel to crimp the z strip down which pins the carpet between it and the subfloor. I apologize for such a long winded answer! The Z strips can be bought at either Lowes or Home Depot and are usually 4 ft long and made out of aluminum and cost about 70-80 cents a piece. The associates at either store could walk you through the installation and I am sure it would make more sense than reading it.

Answer 5

I would rather have wood floors because there is a man and a 9 year old boy that live here they will not take their shoes off in the house, I think it's easier to sweep floors than to clean carpet

Answer 6

Would you consider using the wood transition strips to match the flooring? The carpet can be tucked under itself and then stapled. I've done it whee the hardwood is routed out on the underside so it overlaps the carpet giving that effect. Good Luck.

Answer 7

DOES THE EDGE OF THE FLOORING HAVE THE SAME COLOR AS THE FLOORING ITSELF? IF NOT USE A FLOOR STOP PIECE.
WHAT U ARE LOOKING FOR WITH THE CARPET IS A TACK STRIP ON TOP OF A CARPET "Z" BAR. U CUT THE CARPET 1/2" LONGER THAN U NEED, TUCK IT UNDER THE "Z" BAR AND TAP IT DOWN WITH A HAMMER, THE TACK STRIP WILL HOLD THE CARPET TILL THIS IS DONE AND IT WILL BE A PROFESSIONAL LOOK WHEN U FINISH

Answer 8

If you have enough of the carpet you can roll the carpet and tuck it back under itself and then tack it back down to the tack strip. Its called a tuck and roll. Really needs to be done by a pro.

Answer 9

depending on the thickness of your engineered flooring, you can undercut the edge of the wood flooring, meaning cut the edge of the wood flooring at an angle so the top of the wood flooring overhangs the carpet. you can then stretch the carpet a little to tuck under the wood flooring. a table saw works best for ripping the flooring at an angle.

Answer 10

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