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  2. Fitted carpet - Wikipedia

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    A "carpet gripper" tack strip, for a fitted carpet. The introduction of tack strip, "tackless strip", "gripper strip", or "Smoothedge" simplified the installation of wall-to-wall carpeting, increasing the neatness of the finish at the wall. Because gripper strips are essentially the same thickness as underlay, using gripper strips yields a ...

  3. Carpet stretcher - Wikipedia

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    A carpet stretcher is a specialized tool used to install wall-to-wall carpet. The tool grips the carpet with a set of tines on the head. A force applied to the tool then tensions the carpet and pulls it closer to the wall, where it can be fixed to a tack strip. There are two main types of carpet stretchers: "power stretchers" and "knee kickers ...

  4. Carpet - Wikipedia

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    A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an ... (often made of latex), the cushioning underlay, and a method of installation. Carpet tiles are ...

  5. Flooring - Wikipedia

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    Before this installation method, the carpet was tacked down with staples throughout the installation which is why the new method is called tackless installation; as you no longer need nails in the middle of the floor. Direct glue down occurs when you spread special carpet adhesive over the substrate and then roll the carpet onto the glue to ...

  6. Tack strip - Wikipedia

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    Tack strip being removed from a floor. Tack strip also known as gripper rod, carpet gripper, Smoothedge tackless strip, gripper strip or gripper edge is a thin piece of wood, between 1 and 2 metres (3.3 and 6.6 ft) long and about 3 centimetres (1.2 in) wide, studded with hundreds of sharp nails or tacks used in the installation of carpet.

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