These days it is easy to lay a carpet and
hide the joins between different floor surfaces by installing a carpet door strip. These are often needed in a doorway as you
may have a different floor covering in your living room than your hallway.
However strips can be fitted anywhere they
are needed. If you have a kitchen diner,
you would not necessarily put a carpet in the cooking area as spills can be
difficult to remove. However in your
dining nook you may want something soft and warm underfoot.
Metal or wooden strips can be positioned
over the join to make a smooth transition from one to the other. This will prevent the carpet from fraying
where it meets laminate or vinyl and will prevent tripping accidents.
It is quite a skilled job to fit a strip
between door posts as you will have to invest in some gripper rod. This is rod is necessary to stretch the
carpet over the teeth of the rod to keep it firmly in place. When you have bought your carpet you may want
to hand the job to a professional carpet fitter so that it is done properly.
Apart from putting down the carpet
properly, you may find that your carpet will not allow the door to be shut
properly. In cases such as these you
will have to shave a little of the bottom of the door. This will require you to take the door of its
hinges to perform the task.
If you are a good do-it-yourself man or
woman, you will be able to get much information on how about to tackle this job
if you log on to the internet. There are
many videos available and also some good blogs.
The easiest and cheapest way to purchase
door strips is to log on to the internet too.
There are many specialist retailers to be found there that can sell
things to do with carpeting much cheaper than if you were to visit your local
high street shop.
Although you cannot actually see what you
are buying when you purchase a carpet door strip, these sites will give you all the information you need.
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