Installing Z Bar Carpet Strip

Cut off the corners of the z bar where the door jamb will be with tin snips.

Installing z bar carpet strip.

Four foot z bar lengths match up perfectly with standard 4 foot tack strip. Measure the opening of the doorway or entryway where you will be installing the z bar. A z bar carpet strip which resembles the shape of the letter z provides the transition and protection the carpet needs. Z bar creates a finished edge where stretch in carpet meets tile flooring.

Z bar is used in conjunction with tack strip with the tack strip installed directly on top of the z bar. That way the carpet is already tucked in and you re just adding an extra level of security. Z bar creates a finished edge where stretch in carpet meets tile flooring. Keep in mind though that this option will work best if you install the carpet before the tile floor.

Cut the z bar to this length with a hacksaw. How to install a z bar carpet strip. Transition strips are designed to level different materials. The four foot z bar matches up perfectly with standard 4 foot tack strip.

Step 1 measure the opening of the doorway or entryway where you will be installing the z bar. The z bar is used in conjunction with the tack strip and should be installed directly over the z bar. Determine whether you have the proper transition strip for the flooring that meets your carpet. A z bar carpet strip which resembles the shape of the letter z provides the transition and protection the carpet needs.

Measuring 4 ft it matches up perfectly to a standard tack strip. The z bar is used with tack strip with the tack strip installed directly on top of the z bar. Z bar creates a finished edge where stretch in carpet meets tile flooring. Create a nice smooth finished edge where carpet meets your tile flooring with the exclusive z bar from trafficmaster.

An easy option to properly finish a carpet installation at a door entrance or transition. However a transition known as a z bar a metal strip with the side profile of a z which is used to cover the trafficmaster 48 in. Simply put this transition bar has the form of the z letter to ensure that the carpet s edge is tucked under the tile. The packaging will tell you whether the strip is designed to be used for carpet to carpet carpet to hardwood carpet to vinyl or carpet to ceramic.