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- 1). Lay the Z bar on the floor where the carpet meets the hard flooring. The flat side of the bar goes on top of the hard flooring and should be at least 3/8 inches from the tile edge to allow the carpet to be folded under the bar later. The side of the Z bar with the teeth goes toward the carpet.
- 2). Secure the Z bar to the floor, using a screwdriver and the screws provided. The Z bar has screw holes on the toothed side of the bar.
- 3). Cut the carpet underlay to the edge of the Z bar, using a utility knife.
- 4). Trim the carpet so that it is a half-inch longer than where it meets the tile. This will enable you to tuck the carpet into the Z bar later.
- 5). Pull the carpet toward you -- into the carpeted room -- so that the edge of the fold is just past the edge of the carpet side of the Z bar.
- 6). Lay the end of a mason's chisel on the center of the carpet fold and hit the other end of the chisel with a hammer to push the folded carpet into the Z bar and under the edge.
- 7). Continue striking the chisel while moving to the left and then to the right of the center until all of the folded carpet is under the Z bar.
- 8). Cut along the folded edge of the carpet that sticks out from under the Z bar to remove the excess not pushed under the bar. Don't cut the carpet beneath.
- 9). Hit the Z bar on the carpeted side using a beating block and a mallet to bend it toward the carpet. Don't strike with a lot of force. You only want to bend it slightly to secure the carpet to the strip of Z bar.
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