Tile To Carpet Transition On Concrete

Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker.

Tile to carpet transition on concrete.

The adjoining ceramic tile butts up against this aluminum track but does not attach to it. Place the transition strip half over the edge of the carpet and half over the other flooring. The traditional way of making the tile to carpet transition is with the tuck method. Carpet can easily be cut and positioned easily or at least it can be moved more more easily than tile especially after the tile has been set into place.

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. Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly. 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.

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. 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. This is an amateur demonstration of how i modified a carpet transition to ceramic tile after installing new ceramic tile onto concrete.

I chose not to use a. After the tile is installed put in a tack strip 1 4 to 3 8 inches from the edge of the tile. Drill the holes 1 inch deep. Designed to eliminate your carpet edges from fraying vinyl floor edging from curling.

Connect a gap in your flooring or cover connect a gap in your flooring or cover up a seam with the exclusive silver fluted carpet trim from trafficmaster. Mark the floor where the transition strip is to be located taking care to allow for any required expansion space as specified by the flooring manufacturer.