You could save money by purchasing a full carpet fitting kit which includes the tucker stretcher and a knife.
Fitting carpet gripper and underlay.
These gripper rods are thick and rigid to provide an ultra strong grip and keep the carpet taut preventing any lumps and bumps.
While the cost of the materials itself will make up the bulk of the price there are other costs that need to be factored in such as the cost of underlay which is around 5 to 15 per square metre carpet grippers and of course the cost of labour for the carpet fitter.
With the addition of these the total price for a carpet fitting job.
That is fitting your carpet underlay.
Carpet stretcher fitting tool.
Gripper shears for cutting the gripper to the correct length.
Measure between the door frame and then cut the trim.
Fitting carpet grippers and underlay.
Once all carpet gripper rods have been fitted tidy the area and use a vacuum to remove any dust or debris.
How to fit carpet gripper rods.
Hammer for hammering the gripper nails into the floor.
Simple to use carpet gripper can be cut to size and can be.
This will prepare the floor ready for the next stage.
Available in lengths of 1m carpet gripper comes pre nailed to provide a firm grip on your floors.
If in doubt stick the gripper and door plates with gripfill in the offending areas fitting the door plate before fitting the carpet underlay the door thresholds strip should be sited directly under the door so when the door is shut you cannot see it.
The first of these is fitting carpet grippers to your existing floor.
You may be able to hold on to the gripper rods after removing your old flooring or you might need to replace them.
Carpet grippers are long thin pieces of wood fitted with small sharp pins some going one way and some the opposite that will eventually hold your carpet in place.
All the tools can be bought from our website along with the carpet and underlay.
There are 2 stages to carpet fitting before any actual carpet comes into the room.
Grippers carpet fitting.
Staple hammer for stapling the underlay to timber floors.
To speed up the process of installing a carpet underlay you can get our carpet.
Need to buy your carpet grippers.
Step 1 reuse fit the gripper rods.