Nails that go through carpet into wood.

[phatmole]

A "lost head" nail is commonly called a jolt head (or bullet head nail).

See pic in case you aren't sure what I mean.

You bang it in, and if you want it lower than the surface you are nailing into, you just use a punch. If the surface is quite hard (like bare particleboard or something) you can actually punch it a little just by making your final hit with the hammer firm (and square on) enough.

In this case, you need to go below the level of the carpet, and of course you'd want it at least flush with the flooring underneath the carpet, so a punch is definitely needed.

 

[gonelifting]

http://www.improvementscatalog.com/home/improvements/27604-Squeeeeek-No-More-Kit.html


Found it, thanks everyone!

 

[CO B-man]

Use cement coated finishing nail. They should go through the carpet the head is not big enough to hold it forever but once the cement sets you should be good. Use a stud finder to find your floor joists. Or you can always just pull up the carpet and renail your baords. All you need is a knee kicker (you can rent it) and maybe some new tact strip to re-lay it. pretty easy fix!

 

[alien amp pharm]

2 years later? U lazyass

 

[TheValley]

well being in the flooring business......take the carpet up around the edges and cut the pad back and get yourself a screw gun and some screws and do it to it.....then with any luck just tuck the carpet back in and tuck around the edges......if that seems to hard....hire some one should only run 75-100 to resteach the carpet...no real big deal....

 

[gonelifting]

I just finished screwing them in, and it worked pretty well. Nice piece of equipment.

 

[hotzie]

how do u break them off below the carpet and not feel them when you step on them.

 

[Smurfy]

 

[hotzie]

sexy, i like your shoes in that pic.

 

[Spartacus]

I posted that originally