Addition of a Half Wall in a Carpeted Room

pete0403

Hi,

I'm planning on placing a half wall in a room that currently is carpeted with berber. Under the carpet is a pad then concrete.

The half wall will be approx 10 feet long and 4 feet from the wall (red in rough drawing below). I don't want to put the wall over the carpet since one end will be free and I want maximum stability. My questions are do I need to put new tack strips around the wall and re-stretch the carpet over them? And are there any tricks that will make this easier and prevent me from messing up the way the carpet is laying?



Thanks,
Pete

joecaption

Going to need carpet strips.

pete0403

So basically,
lay the bottom plate on the carpet,
cut out the carpet and padding,
screw the strips into the concrete just under the edge of the carpet,
pull the carpet with my hands from either side over the strips
and push it down snugly?

Or should I use a knee-kicker?

joecaption

There nailed in not screwed. There really hard nails and should go right in.
When removing them from a slab you'll rip out some of the concrete there so strong.
I'd use a knee kicker unless your very lucky.

pete0403

Thanks for the replies Joe...i'll rent a knee-kicker. I'm open to any tips or tricks still...this will be my first carpet work and i know its a small job...but everything helps

joecaption

Going to have to be able to get up into the attic to add some blocking to attach the top of the wall to.

pete0403

Sorry, maybe I used the wrong terminology. The wall will only be about 36-42" high.