Carpet joining tiles, carpet too short

[thesheep]

The carpet is about 5-10mm too short and over time has started to pull out of the threshold strip. What's the neatest/simplest way to deal with this?

I've tried pulling the carpet hard to stretch it which doesn't really work. Perhaps the edges of the carpet are already too frayed.

My first thought is a wider threshold. Probably need something that covers back at least 20-25mm into the carpet side (currently only 12mm).

Slightly tricky because the existing threshold one is flush with the tiles and the door is exactly the right height. Perhaps take the door off and trim it down is the answer?

I wondered about bodging it with something like this:

I realise that's carpet to carpet, but if I cut off the extending base part of the gripper on the tile side, it might work?

 

[opps]

A carpet kicker should help to stretch the carpet.

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The threshold in your picture will not work because it won't be able to slide under the tiles.

 

[foxhole]

Carpet stretcher required , though bodge would be to use additional flat profile threshold strip and tuck it under existing .

 

[foxhole]

A carpet kicker should help to stretch the carpet.

Amazon.co.uk

The threshold in your picture will not work because it won't be able to slide under the tiles.

He suggested cutting away tile side .But would make securing to the floor difficult .

 

[thesheep]

A carpet kicker should help to stretch the carpet.

Thank you, I hadn't seen those.

If I stretch the carpet, is there a danger that it will also stretch the surrounding carpet and then the material on either side might be too long where it meets the walls? Or end up bunched up?

 

[foxhole]

Thank you, I hadn't seen those.

If I stretch the carpet, is there a danger that it will also stretch the surrounding carpet and then the material on either side might be too long where it meets the walls? Or end up bunched up?

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No has little effect the rest of the carpet.

 

[crazydaze]

If you try and kick that back into the bar, use plenty of spray contact adhesive first to glue the underlay to the floor and to help the carpet grip the top of the underlay.

Or use a wider profile, perhaps a piece of scrap oak, or you can buy a profile from Treadplates UK to butt against the metal profile already in place (may have to dress the profile pins down for a flat surface)

 

[thesheep]

He suggested cutting away tile side .But would make securing to the floor difficult .

I would still have the screws on the carpet side... but I guess that might not be enough to stop it rising up on the other side. I wonder if some sort of glue could hold the metal down? Seems like it might be quite neat visually.

Do you think I should trim the frayed edge of the carpet first, before pulling and re-fixing? Or just stuff it in there? It is pretty frayed.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Do you think I should trim the frayed edge of the carpet first, before pulling and re-fixing? Or just stuff it in there?

I would spray the glue, into the back of the carpet edge, allow time for it to set, then consider trimming the frayed edge.

 

[foxhole]

I find a flame carefully applied shrinks back any fraying .

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I find a flame carefully applied shrinks back any fraying .

But not, directly after spraying the glue

 

[thesheep]

I find a flame carefully applied shrinks back any fraying .

Is that OK with a wool, or wool-blend carpet too?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Is that OK with a wool, or wool-blend carpet too?

If you are worried, have a water spray to hand.

 

[foxhole]

It will shrink any synthetic fibre , not wool .