I gave up on glue/epoxy, since the guy said, "sometimes, they glue them to concrete." "Yep. I wasn't into experimenting to discover I had a second case of tack strips that were useless, and then another hour trip to get something I knew would work. 2 rated the product as a 1 out of 5 stars, saying the nails weren't robust enough and bent more than half the time. Turns out that when they're helpful, it's even worse than when you can't find an employee.Įdit: oh, and the thing that cemented (pun intended) my decision: 3 reviews of the tack strips with concrete nails in them. Normally, I find the stuff myself but someone actually offered assistance. He was as useless as the guy who took me to the section for carpet transition pieces when I clearly explained that I wanted the t-transition piece that matched the oak to go from engineered hardwood to tile. I put that in quotes, because to speed things up a bit, I wanted some plastic anchors that you simply drive a nail into, rather than screw into. I had the bit that came with a box of tapcon screws the "knowledgeable" person in the aisle said that those bits work well with things like cinder blocks, but suck for concrete. I ended up just getting a new, better bit for the drill yes, hammer drill. You'd have to be a fool to rent instead of buy it, given the relative prices. glue?Īnd, what the heck, Home Depot? "Cool! Home Depot rents tools! I'll rent a carpet kicker!" Bull****, Home Depot. Hole 3: stopped dead in its tracks after 1/2", never made progress, burned up the cheap concrete bit that came with the anchors. I'm not sure what kind of aggregate was used, but hole 1 - in like it was going through butter for 3/4", then stopped dead in its tracks for 10 seconds, then slowly went to the required depth. I'm not afraid to drill - attempted that last night killed the bit in 2 holes. Nail down strips (I think) might chip off the concrete instead of holding the strips down. Since it's a floating floor that butts up to concrete block, the strips are 3/4" from the edge. (Even at the price difference of $50 vs $30) Especially if you have large tires.ĮDIT: Added a picture of both tire racks in my garage for comparison.ĮDIT #2: You can always try to price match at CT and hope to get another 10% in CT money.Anyone know what type of glue to use for bonding carpet tack strips to concrete? I'm doing it myself, so waiting 24 hours to install the carpet is no problem. I also later on bought the cheaper foldable version that goes on sale for around $30 and it is much less heavy duty than the one above.Īs someone who has both models, I would definitely suggest getting the Red heavier duty one vs the foldable lightweight grey one. I have the same one bought from canadian tire on sale years ago and it is a very sturdy unit. This is the exact same one as CanadianTire's that goes for $99.99: I was just browsing home depot and I noticed that they have the exact same tire rack as canadian tire but for half the price! It is that time where we need to swap tires and store our summer tires!
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