Drilling Through Berber Carpet

Tip for drilling through carpet drilling through carpeted floors and the padding underneath can present a few challenges.

Drilling through berber carpet.

They re very common in commercial work especially for exterior applications or for areas where you dont want the doors easily taken off of the hinges. I would suggest you cut out the carpet with a utility knife first in either case or punch out a hole with a hammer and punch. Shell busey shows you how to screw through carpeted floor. The guide can accept bits up to 7 16 in diameter and an included safety cap protects the cutter blade when not in use.

The carpet fibers could unravel and wrap around the drill bit potentially damaging the carpet and stalling the drill. Drilling through carpet commonly called an nrp hinge for non removable pin. If you have pile carpet its not so bad to drill. For more videos or to ask shell a question on any home improvement topic go to http askshell co.

If it is berber like commercial carpet it is best not to drill because it will pull strands out across the entire room in seconds and thus destroying your carpet.