Simply peeling the carpet back and cutting the underside of it along that border you just marked should work just fine.

How to trim a carpet. Lifting and slashing simultaneously should allow you to cut large pieces quickly. Cut away any excess carpet material after adequately stretching it across the floor. Then, once the tile installation project is over, you.

Use your hand to firmly press the carpeting down onto the pointy spikes of the tack strips below. Apply a bit of hot glue to where the binding tape meets on. Mark and cut the first edge.

Cut the carpet into strips. Sand and clean your baseboards. Instead, you should roll the edge of the carpet back from the tile.

Pull back about 3 feet of carpet and use a utility knife to cut it along the fold. Install tack strips about 12mm away from the edge of the tile. (cut from the back of the carpet, which provides an easier surface to work with than.

A simple tool called a hand trimmer, placed between the carpet and baseboard, allows you to trim carpet along a wall with perfect alignment before tucking it. Keep the line as straight as possible,. Roll back the top piece of carpet.

Check to be sure the. It's possible to cut it from the front, but much more difficult. A messy or lumpy carpet edge is easily noticeable, and may get worse with time.