Carpet gripper rods

cmbreid · Post by **cmbreid** » Tue May 08, 2007 11:32 am

Hello from an elderly newbie.
I am renovating a room which will have quite deep radiators under the bay windows. It seems sensible to nail the gripper rods in place before the rads are installed. How much gap should I leave between the rods and the wall?
Thanks for any advice.
Cynthia

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Tue May 08, 2007 12:13 pm

HI Cynthia,

welcome to the foum.

Gripper rods are normally about half to three quarters of an inch away from the skirting board, so that the cut edge of the carpet can be turned back on itself.

Hope this helps

cmbreid · Post by **cmbreid** » Tue May 08, 2007 1:46 pm

Thanks very much - I would have put them too close (didn't realise the carpet is doubled back!). I will get the pipe positions first, so I can leave spaces for them.
Cynthia

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Tue May 08, 2007 2:29 pm

Leave the gripper up and tell the heating engineer, he'll be happy to fit them after the pipes for you, better than skinless knuckles from the gripper!!!!

'orrible stuff, but very useful.

Wood Magnet · Post by **Wood Magnet** » Tue May 08, 2007 5:34 pm

Great for putting round the tops of fences. :twisted:

petengade · Post by **petengade** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:50 am

Will it stop next door's 5 cats using my garden as a toilet? was thinking about getting a mongoose.

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Thu May 10, 2007 7:58 am

petengade wrote:Will it stop next door's 5 cats using my garden as a toilet? was thinking about getting a mongoose.

The Brother in law has it on the top of his fence. It stops kids climing over and cats getting in his garden as well

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:35 am

I have to disagree on the spacing advice. Gripper strip is usually fixed leaving a about a 6mm gap. Fitted carpet is cut to the skirting board and after stretching with the knee kicker thing the cut edge is pushed down into the gap with a bolster like tool to give a clean finish edge.

Carpet fitters usually do all this, and know how to get around tight fits, so unless you are doing it yourself then I should not worry.

DWD

tim'll fix it · Post by **tim'll fix it** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:38 am

yes I am with dwd on this one

having said that most carpet fitters will also fit the grippers in seconds so I would leave it to the fitter.

Horrible things grippers