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Carpets, Lino & Flooring

Gripper rod distance

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.11 PM

Hi ,what distance from skirting should they be for ten mm carpet eight mm pile please thanks

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David Bourne Flooring

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Birmingham
Should be between 5–6mm away from the skirting boards and around the door frame
Answered18 July 2020
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JTS Carpets

Rating: 5 out of 5
Corby
I would put the gripper between 4mm-6mm away from the skirting
Answered18 July 2020
1

Anonymous user

I always allow between 4 and 5 mm as a gap between the skirting and the gripper rods.
Answered18 July 2020
1

Anonymous user

Gripper should be fixed the same distance from skirting as the thickness off the carpet being fitted. Too tight and there will be no room to tuck carpet down the gap. Too large a gap and the carpet wont hold tight on the gripper.
Answered18 July 2020
0

C.A.B Flooring

Rating: 5 out of 5
Rochester
Get a bit of gripper and bang the pins flat then use the thickness as a spacer
Answered18 July 2020
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