How to Install Aluminum Bar Carpet Edging

The edges of carpet around a room are hidden by baseboard trim, but when the carpet meets with another flooring material in a walkway, aluminum bar carpet edging needs to be installed. The edging hides the seam between the carpet and the adjacent flooring for two reasons. It improves the aesthetic looks of the intersection, and it also keeps people from tripping over two uneven flooring materials. Aluminum bar carpet edging comes in a variety of lengths and polished finishes to help you match your flooring decor.

Tape measure
Aluminum bar carpet edging kit
Hacksaw
Screws (included with kit)
Electric screw gun

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the length of the seam you are trying to edge, using a tape measure. Measure from wall to wall along the surface of the flooring.
- 2
  Cut the aluminum bar carpet edging to the length of the distance between the two walls. Use a hacksaw to cut it to length.
- 3
  Lay the carpet edging over the seam between the two flooring materials. Center the screws in the aluminum bar edging directly over the seam all the way along the seam's length.
- 4
  Place a screw in the predrilled holes at each end of the edging with your fingers. Drive these screws into the floor with an electric screw gun. Don't over-tighten the screws, or you'll strip the subfloor, and the aluminum edging won't get tight. Once the two end screws have been installed, install screws in all the holes in between them.

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