Pergo to carpet transition (4 in 1) - what holds the carpet down?
Question:I have pergo that stops 1" from the carpet in a doorway. The carpet originally ran into the hallway but it was cut and replaced with pergo. If I install the 4-in-1 as directed the directions indicate to butt the molding up to the carpet. What do i use to hold the carpet down? (i'm assuming you'd be able to lift the carpet up).
Answers:
you have to install what it called a "tac strip" under the carpet where the 2 meet. this is a thin piece of wood with tiny little nail sticking up which catch the carpet backing. It goes on the sub flooring, you must cut the padding to stop just before it. Once the carpet is attached to this then put the transition strip over the carpet and tile. Thats it they can be found in the carpet section of you home store. choose the right one for your sub floor concrete for concrete wood for wood. good luck.
Many transition moldings, especially the aluminum kind, have on the flat, sharp pins/pegs/spikes designed for just such a purpose. HD and Lowes both sell various types.
usually the overlap lip that the carpet will slip into is gently tapped down allowing the spikes to grab the carpet. The only issue you may have is with tac strip, if it exists in close proximety to the cut line.
Steven Wolf
yes you do. I have the same type of flooring and the 4 in 1 is the transition from carpet to wood. Just follow the directions for intalling it.
The molding usually goes over that part of the carpet, which should have some tackstrip underneath it. If not, get a wider molding.
When finishing up to carpet I usually use the turn and tack method. This means folding the carpet underneath itself and butting it up to the molding, then stapling the edge with a carpet stapler. This provides a neat durable edge.
However, this takes a bit of practice. You also don't seem to have quite enough carpet to use this technique. If your Pergo stops 1" from the carpet and the molding is 2" wide, that means you have less than an inch to fold under. I usually use 2".
The way most laminate installers finish up to carpet is this.
1. Install the carpet reducer portion of the 4 in 1.
2. Put a piece of tack strip about 1/4" from the edge of the reducer.
3. Press the carpet onto the tacks and then trim it up to the molding, a little bit long.
4.Tuck the excess carpet into the gap between the tack strip and transition and you are done.
Contrary to some previous answers, it is important that the molding does not overlap or sit on top of the carpet. If the carpet ever needs to be replaced, you would tear up the molding while removing the old carpet. Once they come up, they can't go back down because the bottom of the molding will stay stuck in the track on the floor.
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