Closet door track install

Question

saw your excellent Youtube video on closet door tracks. I've got a question I'm hoping you can help me with.

The photo below is the low profile track to be installed on my basement floor. One side will be unfinished concrete and the other will be underpad & carpet. How should the track be installed?
- If the carpet ends at the edge of the track, It will likely be higher than the track leaving an unfinished carpet edge.
- If the carpet runs under the track, though a cleaner finish, would this be too soft a base?

Thanks,
Murray

Tom · Accepted Answer

Hello, Murray. I definitely don't recommend installing the track on the carpet. You would want to install it on the harder surface. If that sets the track profile too low, compared to the carpet, then you could use a piece of wood to lift it up a little.

As for installing it into the concrete itself, you will need a masonry drill bit, plastic anchors, and screws. A local hardware store should be able to set you up with those parts.