Removing the carpet tack strip from your floor is just the beginning. Your carpet pad is secured using adhesive, and the floor will undoubtedly be tired-looking, so you will have to refinish the ...

You need to stretch the carpet toward the tack strip as you refasten it to the wall. If you’re dealing with a corner or a small area, you can use a knee kicker alone (see Photo 3).

The name Starboard Tack might sound familiar. The bar, which opened in the early 1970s, was known for a late-night crowd of Strip performers and workers because of its 24-hour service. It shut ...

Tack strip is nail-impregnated . Advertisement. Article continues below this ad. 1/4 inch-by-1 inch wood strips nailed around the perimeter of the room.

The tack strip, replete with the well liner and rear window attached, is screwed into the upper sheetmetal below the decklid area. A good portable screwdriver/drill is a great help here.

The idea of using carpet tack strips? Not only inhumane, but it seems to me that it could end with a lawsuit for having injured someone’s cat. Mary Barnett. Bay Area.

Securing tack strips with epoxy would be worse, as this would damage the wood floor in any attempt to remove them. The removal of nailed tack strips would leave small holes that can be filled by ...