PSA: I keep seeing guys skip the tack strip check on old floors

If the old strip is still solid, you can often reuse it and save a ton of time. I learned this after pulling up a carpet in a 1970s house and finding the original strip was still rock hard. How many of you actually check it first?

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gavinperez9d ago

Still solid" doesn't mean it's good. That old strip can be a hidden nail trap that ruins your new carpet fast.

kelly_coleman619d ago

Actually, that's the tack strip. Different thing.