I purchased a seam binder from Lowe's, and it came with 1 1/4" nails. However, these nails are too short to securely attach the seam binder to the subfloor, especially when joining carpet and hardwood flooring.
The nails that came with the seam binder nails are 1 1/4" brown screw trim nails with 3/16" heads. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find longer nails of this type; perhaps 1 3/4" would be suitable.
I returned to Lowe's and purchased brown Panel Nails 15 GA x 1 5/8", which seemed like a viable option. However, the nail heads are too small and slip through the seam binder.
I was able to attach one seam binder (see below) but the others need longer nails for some reason.
What terms should I search for online to find the right nail?
Boy, that's going to be tough since the strip came with painted nails with a rounded, finish head. A very specific nail You might have to get nails of the length you want and paint the heads.
Putting the binder over the tackstrip, like it should be done, the nails should nail to the tackstrip. In fact, they may be too long if you do it right and you may need to shorten them.
I have this rug runner that goes through a hallway and down stairs. It was professionally installed many years back, and the installers used some kind of stapling technique to staple it to the floor.
It started to get a little bumpy in spots over time. After cleaning it with a wet carpet washing machine today, I'm now seeing some very serious bumps in it. What can I do to get rid of these bumps?
I guess one option is to pull up half the rug, flatten it back out, and restaple it. It. But is there a way to just get those bumps back down without pulling it up? I don't know if stapling in the middle of them would really solve it or just kind of give me more smaller bumps.
Thanks.
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[i]Sorry it's dark, but this lighting seems so accentuate the bumps well[/i]
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