Fitting Carpet Gripper

Gripperrods took over from the old fashioned way of fitting ring and pin.

Fitting carpet gripper.

Obstructions can include vents radiators heaters or anything that makes it difficult to fit the carpet gripper near the wall. There s no easy fix for this. These tacks hold the edges of your carpet. Make sure you are cutting in the right place for example twist pile carpets should be cut from the back and loop pile carpets from the front.

You will also see nail heads on this side. Carpet gripper is made in 5ft lengths so have a quick measure around the perimeter of the room in feet deducting any doorways then divide by 5 this will give you the number of sticks of gripper you will need. You should fit gripper all the way around the edge of your room except across the doorway where you ll need a threshold bar instead. They have sharp angled nails in them that are designed to hold the carpet in place.

Carpet grippers are long pieces of plywood usually 1 5m long x 2cm wide. One of the long edges will be flat and the opposite edge will be angled. A carpet gripper also referred to as a tack strip is a long strip of wood about 1 4 inch thick and 1 inch wide that contains several sharp pins or tacks. When fitted the nails are angled towards the wall so that the carpet can be streched over them.

Just lay the strips end to end to prepare them for the installation. Lay the gripper around the room so that the name printed on it can be read this will ensure the bevelled edge will be towards the wall. Fitting the carpet roll out the carpet and trim any excess length or width to make it easier to handle and fit. Push the teeth of a knee kicker into the carpet around 30cm from the wall.

Make sure you wear gloves when you handle it as the pins are very sharp. Relax in the knowledge that 20 quid is less than the cost of a new carpet. This can be done using a hack saw and vice. Buy and fit the gripper yourself.

Grippers come pre fit with tacks and nails so you won t have to put them in yourself. Pay someone 20 quid per room to fit the carpet. How to fit carpet gripper carpet gripper comprises long thin pieces of wood with small sharp pins that hold the carpet in place.