Carpet Strip - Concrete Floor

jellybeard999 · 22 Oct 2015 at 22:21

Anyone have any suggestions to fasten a carpet strip to a concrete floor?

http://www.diy.com/departments/diall-carpet-cover-strip/152843_BQ.prd

Plug and screws? Is there a better way? Am I looking at the wrong product?

Carpet-Carpet, one side wood, the other side concrete. Before I get started, I'm going to assume worst case scenario, that the holes don't line up with the wood. Carpet is already fitted (and has been for some time).

NoobCannon · 22 Oct 2015 at 22:35

Plug and screws. Altho id probably use/try some kind of grip fill adhesive.

Nedved11 · 22 Oct 2015 at 22:38

A lot of professional carpet fitters won't use grippers on concrete floors especially if it's a screed and you have pipes etc running below. Too risky. They will use double sided tape. Don't laugh it does the job fine!

Bickaxe · 22 Oct 2015 at 23:02

Gripfill usually. Tape will only hold so long.
Plug and screw is your best bet though

Carpet to carpet, you want this type of door strip
http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/vitrex-carpet-to-carpet-silver-09m-(l-013498

Maundie · 23 Oct 2015 at 08:25

Bickaxe said:
Gripfill usually. Tape will only hold so long.
Plug and screw is your best bet though

Carpet to carpet, you want this type of door strip
http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/vitrex-carpet-to-carpet-silver-09m-(l-013498

Use one of these and definitely use screws with plugs, gripfill takes ages to dry and if the floor is even slightly dusty won't be a very good bond, if the holes don't line up just pull a tooth out and screw through there.

kaptainmarc · 23 Oct 2015 at 08:42

Tube of sealant designed for concrete it wont move.

or a bit of resin paste and it will never move

jellybeard999 · 23 Oct 2015 at 10:01

Maundie said:
Use one of these and definitely use screws with plugs, gripfill takes ages to dry and if the floor is even slightly dusty won't be a very good bond, if the holes don't line up just pull a tooth out and screw through there.

The joining bit isn't wide enoug to cover the gap. That's what's down at the moment.

Maundie · 23 Oct 2015 at 10:35

Aaah right, the 1st plate you linked to will be good then but what I would do is (assuming you aren't going to replace one of the carpets soon so it could fit) get a piece of wood in between the carpets as an old type threshold and then put normal gripper rod as if fitting to a skirting.

This could go over the 2 pieces of carpet (you can buy wider ones as well) but I don't think you would be able to screw it in tight enough to hold the carper in place (they are only monkey metal so will probably bend before holding the carpet down).

jellybeard999 · 23 Oct 2015 at 17:32

Maundie said:
Aaah right, the 1st plate you linked to will be good then but what I would do is (assuming you aren't going to replace one of the carpets soon so it could fit) get a piece of wood in between the carpets as an old type threshold and then put normal gripper rod as if fitting to a skirting.

This could go over the 2 pieces of carpet (you can buy wider ones as well) but I don't think you would be able to screw it in tight enough to hold the carper in place (they are only monkey metal so will probably bend before holding the carpet down).

OK, sounds a plan. Fasten a strip of wood to the floor, then screw the carpet strip to that.