Elevating the skill level of our trade one exceptional video after another. Thanks for doing what you do, it is appreciated!
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@oldpcgamers7450 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic. I don't do carpet but I remodel bathrooms and now I can get that gorgeous rolled look against my plank and tile.
@khemai13 ай бұрын
Excellent video, could not have been clearer.
@FloorsbySouthernboys3 ай бұрын
@@khemai1 awesome
@timhuff8355 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Good easy straight forward direction/ advice to get a professional looking transition. Wish your videos had been around when i was a young man still learning. Would have saved alot of headaches and aggravation.
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@iancoolidge4 ай бұрын
High quality video. Nice work!
@FloorsbySouthernboys4 ай бұрын
@@iancoolidge awesome thank you
@noelsfinefloors23 күн бұрын
GOOD JOB!!👏🏼
@DennisEvans-f3b8 ай бұрын
Good job man may I give you some advice double up the z bar makes it a lot easier stronger...
@FloorsbySouthernboys8 ай бұрын
Thank you
@deejnarrow4 ай бұрын
Fantastic video just what I was looking for.
@FloorsbySouthernboys4 ай бұрын
@@deejnarrow wonderful
@IvyG-l5iАй бұрын
Looked great
@RogerPack3 ай бұрын
Nice vid. Zoom in a bit more possible? Would vinyl planks to z bar carpet need their own transition?
@FloorsbySouthernboys3 ай бұрын
@@RogerPack no sir
@Michael_78 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Very clean looking.
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy
@chaycockАй бұрын
Great video! Thanks so much
@FloorsbySouthernboysАй бұрын
@@chaycock 😀👍
@MatthewHillTHMC Жыл бұрын
Excellent demonstration.
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir and I hope it help
@benjaminbilic76119 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, excellent explanation!
@FloorsbySouthernboys9 ай бұрын
You’re welcome
@johnsteier3535 Жыл бұрын
Great video Rueben!! Z bar is my go to a lot on concrete to sheet vinyl
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Nice , I’m surprised at how many people have been installing carpet for years and don’t know how to use it
@RogerPack3 ай бұрын
No carpet at play?
@CTAY-ne6cr3 ай бұрын
QUESTION What kind of concrete nails and size should I get for this project? Thank you for your helpful videos!
@FloorsbySouthernboys3 ай бұрын
@@CTAY-ne6cr 5/8 10 gauge
@kevinlucas2339Ай бұрын
So what if you want to extend the Zeb bar longer for a longer transition on a plank floor do you overlap or do you keep it square if it’s longer than 12 feet?
@epryor484211 ай бұрын
Love you’re video. Just a question for you. I’m trying to do a transition from carpet to floating vinyl plank on concrete. Would I use this method and would I need to use a knee kicker also ?
@FloorsbySouthernboys11 ай бұрын
Yes, this is what I would do and yes you would need a kicker
@roclowry73686 ай бұрын
@@FloorsbySouthernboys Thanks for the video and it is great you reply to the comments. How do you attach the z bar and tack strip to the concrete?
@simpilotguy Жыл бұрын
I have a room and hallway with the same carpet. I am thinking about removing the carpet in the hallway and putting in vinyl plank. Do I have to stretch the carpet over the tack strip with this approach?
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Yes, doing only the doorway you will be fine with a knee kicker
@brittanyparker1479Ай бұрын
What if your living room has a 45° angle next to laminate? I really want to use this method, but unsure how this would work at the angle. Any suggestions?
@oOalvaradoOo Жыл бұрын
Where did you get that knife at? Looks niceeee
@jeffjunk Жыл бұрын
Great video by the way! Very detailed! Excellent! ❤
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Thank you buddy
@CTAY-ne6cr3 ай бұрын
I'm needing to hammer nails into concrete for the Zbar and tact strip. What kind,size nails do I need?
@FloorsbySouthernboys3 ай бұрын
@@CTAY-ne6cr 5/8 10 gauge
@Dhall-sg2hf Жыл бұрын
Hey been watching your videos and love them, I have a question though, Im putting in carpet in bedroom that had laminate. The hallway connecting to this room has carpet with a metal transition strip that you can see the rolled edge, I guess its more decorative instead of tucking the carpet under. My question is now that im putting carpet down in the bedroom how would I go about joining the carpet to carpet with that metal transition there? Do I need to take that strip up and seam the carpet? any help would be MUCH appreciated! Thanks
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
That would be the best way to do it if you can get the seam directly under the door when it is closed
@karendrennan28118 ай бұрын
I like the carpet rolled...I don't want to see the metal edge. My husband has installed for 55 years, and he always rolls it.
@TheLowsey Жыл бұрын
Awesome vid. Thanks so much!
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, glad to help
@colorwheal9 ай бұрын
How would you do this if reducing down to a floating wood floor that is slightly lower in height? Or similar height? There needs to be an extension gap for the floor so that gap will need to be covered by some kind of transition strip. I'm not sure what to do with the loose carpet end and how to integrate that into transition strip. Thank you!
Hi, I am transitioning carpet to a vinyl floating floor on concrete. Would I use the Z-bar and how would I attach it to the concrete floor thanks
@AudioDave16 ай бұрын
Does anyone know where this can be purchased in the UK?
@baileyboos7818 Жыл бұрын
Would a Zbar be a good transition on a floor that is all hardwood on the main floor but you want to put carpet in one bedroom on top of hardwood? We didn’t want to remove the hardwood in the bedroom in case future buyers wanted the hard wood.
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Yes, that would be perfect
@THGrock11 ай бұрын
Do you ever have a problem of the tacks coming through the carpet? We live in a double wide and are having to redo the carpets cause it's worn so thin the tacks are coming through.
@chaos2484 ай бұрын
Me personally id put a piece of timber on the top, roughly the same size as the door width and use a mallet. That was everything should be all tapped down equally. But other than that great work. From the UK
@jacobbuckley8232 Жыл бұрын
I got the same knife. Whats the design on yours? I hate using zbar and only do unless i absolutely have to.
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
I will sell my knife in the next video talk about it
@macoeur1122 Жыл бұрын
Can I ask you...Is it "kosher" to use a z-bar transition to "floating" vinyl plank? You had me convinced this was the way to go, but now I'm wondering if it matters whether the vinyl plank is floating or glue down. Wondering if I need to change my plan! I had intended to allow the z-bar to come slightly over the top edge of vinyl plank. I'm not concerned about the expansion gap here because this is an appx 3-6" "path" of vinyl plank with the carpet (and z-bar) on one side and 1/2" expansion gap at wall on the other side (minimal expansion potential in such a narrow path) I would be forever grateful for your advice and/or opinion! Any considerations I need to be aware of?
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
I do it 99% of the time, and I never have any issues, I do not like to use transitions unless I have to. You will be just fine doing it exactly like you said.
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5magaBjZ9GZoMk
@karendrennan28118 ай бұрын
My husband, a 55 year installer, rolled ours over our vinyl plank. It looks just like the video.
@macoeur11228 ай бұрын
@@karendrennan2811 Thanks! I actually ended up doing this as well. One installer refused to do it (didn't want to "pinch" the vinyl)....the next agreed but I didn't have the vinyl in yet, so I laid a strip of wood trim that was the same thickness as my vinyl plank would be...had them roll it over that...then pulled out the wood strips when I was ready to install the vinyl plank. Not the most straight-forward way to go, but it looks and is functioning great. I can't see how it could possibly be a problem
@Brian-hw1ov Жыл бұрын
Video could not be any better! Would the z bar be good for a transition that is about 12 feet wide?
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Yes, they come 4 foot long but you can definitely use multiple pieces
@RobRobinson-b2t Жыл бұрын
Do you have a video on transitioning lvp to carpet
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Right here kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5magaBjZ9GZoMksi=4HofIoYXR62OyZtf
@kylenelson4998 Жыл бұрын
Hey, next time you use z bar Cut a 1 foot piece of clamp down metal run the edge of it underneath all the way to the tackstrip and use the outside of the metal as a guide to cut your carpet, it will give you the perfect spacing with a nice straight cut and be fast! There is an easier way to cut to the Z bar with no extra tools required
@mikehamilton5927 Жыл бұрын
Nice work.
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir
@QJSlim9 ай бұрын
I hate seeing carpet, from another room, peeking out from under a door.
@FloorsbySouthernboys9 ай бұрын
Me too
@dnchrchll Жыл бұрын
I use a z bar trimmer, crain makes one, Also I put my stair tool under to hold carpet and tap it with a rubber mallet, this binds the carpet under the zbar and then come back with the stair tool removed. clean and flat. and always stretch away from the zbar.
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
I have two of those Z bar trimmers, but I have never messed around with them, maybe you could do a small tutorial video and send it to me through messenger explaining it to me so I will know how to use it. Mine did not have instructions in the box when I got it, and the other one was given to me so I did not have instructions with that either.
@shawnmoore5621 Жыл бұрын
I have one and it works great
@jeffjunk Жыл бұрын
@@FloorsbySouthernboys think I have the instructions still.. I could text you a picture of it if you wanted.. But honestly it's easier just to use a knife in doorways like in your video.. sometimes the trimmer can pop the carpet off the tack..
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
@@jeffjunk yes, please I would like the instructions
@perryletourneau33247 ай бұрын
Why didn’t you mention the z bar trimmer?
@codyjenkins5728 Жыл бұрын
Where you get your safe tucker at the white one your using in the video, I asked fishmen, and they said they didn’t carry them anymore
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Home Depot carries them here in My Town or I’m sure you can look at tools4flooring.com
@carpetguy2690 Жыл бұрын
You need to get a z bar trimmer from tools for flooring Crain 290 I see you use a wall trimmer why not a z bar trimmer get one you love it it also cuts to vinyl molding
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
I’ve got one. I just have to find a time to play with it and learn to use it.
@jeffjunk Жыл бұрын
Do you show how to z bar 45° angles..? Haven't seen any how-to-videos on it anywhere on the internet..
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Will do
@waltbee6333 Жыл бұрын
If someone is new at this they need to not cut the carpet underneath while trimming, because it is so easy to make that mistake. 👍🏻
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
You are exactly right
@carpet180 Жыл бұрын
23 years in so far and never used z bar. In our area we turn and tack or naplock metals.
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
I Work for many years, and I don’t think I started using it until I was in Tucson on concrete floors all the time
@darryl163 Жыл бұрын
In Canada we never use z bars , we always use beveled bar or hammer downs, very interesting lol
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
Gotcha
@jonathancowdin37754 ай бұрын
Flat metal looks terrible and you don't want to nail pound over into a floating floor and trap it from expanding and contracting, zbar is the best option for floating floors that are too thin to tuck too, you Canadians need to get more weapons in your arsenal, every transition is situational
@mannyportelada6042 Жыл бұрын
I love me zbar or we way round here fireplace metal lol
@FloorsbySouthernboys Жыл бұрын
I use Z bar quite often, I never turn and tack
@stevenwolfe2803 Жыл бұрын
Problems I see with turn& tack and Z bar or hand bind, is when people clean the wood floor they hit the carpet with the mop,after time and time again it discolors or dirty s carpet edge. We pretty much use tap down unless they really want it. 👍