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[Peter Kodner]

We always drilled concrete and used steel pins. Only had tackless pop once: removed a three inch bow (a hook from the selvage 2' into the goods) from a Bigelow woven and it torn the architectural loose from the concrete overnight. A really fun job: the Bigelow district manager was going to fight with us that the material was "within tolerance". We did get our extra labor back after a fight. Thank God Leif Narvassen (sic) had not retired and was still there. We had a very long relationship with him and actually had one of their first carpet tile jobs photographed during the installation for their installation instructions. Was at Bell Labs in Naperville and had to have been about 1982.

[kylenelson]

Al Gladden said also a crain magnetic tool for installing metal on concrete.. to me it is a must have tool.

I completely agree. It's a life saver. Such a good investment for 15 bucks.

[testarossa]

Al Gladden said i use a 16oz plumb straight claw for wood strip.. i use a 20oz estwing for concrete strip, also a crain magnetic tool for installing metal on concrete.. to me it is a must have tool.

I also used 16oz plumb straight.. It is great!

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[strip buster]

used this for years.

[pblnslee]

Chris Flynn said haven't hammered a nail in tack strip in for many years... always would use an air stapler with 1 inch or 1 14 inch staples... with tri-tack unnailed strip.... on concrete I would always drill and use aluminum pins.. until Chemrix showed up...... I like the stapler because it helped to avoid any baseboard problems. And the customers always love that we never took a hammer near their woodwork... and we never did that much concrete... you would not belive how fast a stairway can be striped with an air stapler.... but what do I know ..... I am not much of a carpet guy anymore...

I do it the exact same way. It saves a lot of time than having to use a hammer.

I chipped a shower one time putting tackstrip in a bathroom. It cost me over a hundred bucks to have it fixed. That would have never happend with a air nailer