- A hammer is required for nailing in tack strip around the perimeter of the room, which is what holds the carpeting in place.
- There are three tools used to cut the carpeting, depending on where the cuts are made. A carpet knife is used for making rough cuts on the carpeting around the perimeter. A cushion-back cutter should be used to make precise cuts along the edges where two different pieces of carpet will be seamed together. A double-blade wall trimmer is used to give a final trim to the carpet where it meets the wall.
- A knee kicker's main purpose is to attach the back side of the carpet to the tack strip, and a power stretcher stretches the carpet so it lays tight across the floor with no ripples or bumps. In order to get a neat and clean appearance along the baseboard, a stair chisel pushes the carpet fiber down and tucks it between the floor and the baseboard.
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