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Title of Question: how do I trim the excess carpet next to the wall

 

Name: John Watters    City: Urbana

Question: I,don't know how to cut the angles where the excess carpet fits into the corners. Nor,do I know how much to leave along the edge,next to the wall,to be tuck,between the tackstrip and the wall.