Then use a knee kicker so that the carpet has extra edging allowing it to be pushed into the space.
Carpet to tile edging strip.
After that use the tack strip to hold it in place.
If you are dealing with two different types of floor coverings a transition strip is almost always required.
Each material needs some kind of finish along its edge and different materials often create a change in floor height as well as changes in underfoot characteristics for example soft yielding carpet transitioning to cold rigid tile.
A z bar transition is a another great option for carpet to tile flooring.
Designed to eliminate your carpet edges from fraying vinyl floor edging from curling.
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However you can also pull the carpet across the space between the tack strip and the tile s edging.
Tuck the extra edge of the carpet under the gap and use the hooks of the transition strip to hold it in place.
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Designed to eliminate your carpet edges from fraying vinyl floor edging from curling.
If there s already a carpet there cut it just a few inches longer than where you want to meet the tile.
The next step should be to cut at the direct edge of the tile.
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