Carpet Installationtipsand Tricks

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Carpet installationtipsand tricks.

Then he presses the carpet down onto the tape and pinches the pieces together before the adhesive cools. 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. Pro installer shows tricks of the trade. Use your hand to brush the carpet strands into their natural direction.

Whenever possible place your seams in areas that won t be noticeable once you ve placed furniture in the room. Allow 4 to 6 inches of extra carpet to cut away when you reach the edges. The installer places the tape under the seam and then lifts the carpet to melt the adhesive on the tape with a seaming iron. Two types of stretchers are essential to a good carpet installation.

Finally lay several white paper towels over the area and weigh them down with something heavy like a phone book. Over 9 hours on dvd showing whole house carpet installation from start to finish. The installers also used a toilet tank lid any wide flat object would suffice to put pressure on the seam as it dried. The guys used a seam roller to press the glue into the carpet backing and also blend the carpet pile.

Moving slowly along the seam the installers pressed the two carpet edges tightly together and down on the tape.