A hand-held or table-mounted tool for adhering a flooring edge finish to a flooring edge. The hand-held tool includes a main body, which can include a handle, a base, and a bi-level soleplate, which is heated during application to adhere a flooring edge finish to a flooring edge. The soleplate of the tool can be made of polymer, carbon, metal, ceramic, glass, or a mixture thereof.

A spacer designed for use with two pieces of carpet or floor covering maintains the edges of these pieces equidistant apart and above the floor. This arrangement aids in the application of seam sealer adhesive along the edges. The spacer includes a lower foot section in contact with the floor and an upper tower section with a notch-cut to hold the edge of the carpet. The spacer is flat and rigid, with the lower section having two feet separated by a gap, which may be semi-circular. The upper section's outer edges may be inwardly arcuate, and the device can be used with seam tape and seam sealer adhesive.