Carpet Installationtipsand Tricks

Whenever possible place your seams in areas that won t be noticeable once you ve placed furniture in the room.

Carpet installationtipsand tricks.

The installer places the tape under the seam and then lifts the carpet to melt the adhesive on the tape with a seaming iron. Pro installer shows tricks of the trade. Use your hand to brush the carpet strands into their natural direction. Carpet wears out get dirty shrinks and fades but installing a new molded carpet is a fairly economical way to freshen up that dingy interior.

Over 9 hours on dvd showing whole house carpet installation from start to finish. Moving slowly along the seam the installers pressed the two carpet edges tightly together and down on the tape. A long power stretcher that will brace against the walls to stretch the carpeting taut across the entire room and a knee kicker that will help you push the edges into corners and over the tack strips around the perimeter of the room. Two types of stretchers are essential to a good carpet installation.

The guys used a seam roller to press the glue into the carpet backing and also blend the carpet pile. With a few simple tips you will be cutting a rug in no time. Allow 4 to 6 inches of extra carpet to cut away when you reach the edges. Finally lay several white paper towels over the area and weigh them down with something heavy like a phone book.

Give yourself extra carpet to play with.