Make quick work of creating a smooth transition between two different flooring surfaces with help from trafficmaster.
Tile to carpet transition on concrete.
Step 2 hold the strip in place while you drill down through the mounting holes on the strip and into the concrete floor with your hammer drill and your 5 32 inch carbide drill bit.
After the tile is installed put in a tack strip 1 4 to 3 8 inches from the edge of the tile.
Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly.
This is an amateur demonstration of how i modified a carpet transition to ceramic tile after installing new ceramic tile onto concrete.
The next step should be to cut at the direct edge of the tile.
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Place the transition strip half over the edge of the carpet and half over the other flooring.
Drill the holes 1 inch deep.
The traditional way of making the tile to carpet transition is with the tuck method.
This transition strip is designed to join low pile carpet to a ceramic tile floor.
Step 2 apply a 1 4 inch wide line of construction adhesive to the bottom of the transition strip where it will rest on the concrete.
If there s already a carpet there cut it just a few inches longer than where you want to meet the tile.
I chose not to use a.
The adjoining ceramic tile butts up against this aluminum track but does not attach to it.
This style makes use of an invisible aluminum strip tucked under the edge of the carpet with upward protruding spikes that grip the carpet.
Tuck the extra edge of the carpet under the gap and use the hooks of the transition strip to hold it in place.
Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker.
Designed to eliminate your carpet edges from fraying vinyl floor edging from curling.