need to remove the small strips of wood with nails in them from around the border of the room? I am having new carpet installed tomorrow and I need to know if these need to be removed.
Thanks in advance
2007-08-03 01:46:29 · 19 answers · asked by loved 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
if they are broke yes remove that section, otherwise the installers will use the ones that are there, and replace damaged tac strips
2007-08-03 01:50:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blunt Honesty is right. If after all that has been done, you probably have cat pee down in the carpet padding and maybe the subfloor has soaked some of it up too. My suggestion is either pull up the carpet and replace it there, i.e., extend your entrance if it's tile or whatever. The reason your cat goes back there is because of the ammonia smell (FYI: the ammonia in the pee is what gives it that rancid smell), so maybe if you can saturate the area with something that neutralizes ammonia, she'll stop. But odds are that she won't, because we used to have a cat that did the same thing. We just kept cleaning it with the stuff called Kids'n'Pets that smelled like cherries and then steam cleaning it because we had a steam cleaner... and the cherry smell was stronger than the pee.
2016-05-17 06:50:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the "tack strips" are in good shape...no, leave them...the carpet layers will love you for making their job a little easier. If some of them look bad, just remove those pieces.
2007-08-03 02:23:24 · answer #3 · answered by nascar17 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the tack strips are in good shape leave them the installer needs them to hold the rug in place. If you don't know if there in good shape leave them any way the installer will make the decision.
2007-08-03 03:09:49 · answer #4 · answered by petethen2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are in good shape, leave them. The carpet layers will use them for the new carpet. It'll save time. Otherwise, pry them up with a crowbar and have the carpet layers replace them.
2007-08-03 05:29:19 · answer #5 · answered by heklheraa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No leave them. They can use those when installing your new carpet. Otherwise if you remove them they would just have to install new ones, in turn costing you more money.
2007-08-03 01:51:20 · answer #6 · answered by Luv4DMB 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello, I don't think you do. I believe experienced installers know how to staple or glue the rug up to the border!
2007-08-03 01:55:27 · answer #7 · answered by Bailey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. you can (and probably should) leave the "tack strips" if they're not rusty, damaged, or dull.
I reccommend removing the old carpet pad, and sanding the floor a bit, then vaccumming, though.
2007-08-03 01:49:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just rip them out....you are being charged for new ones in the install price.
2007-08-03 08:02:57 · answer #9 · answered by Michael C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, leave them. Installers will replace them if needed.
2007-08-03 01:51:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋