Carpet Seaming Techniques

Depending on the type of tape you use you might need to heat it for several minutes to begin activating the adhesive on the seam tape.

Carpet seaming techniques.

Make sure that you match the nap on the pieces of carpet being seamed together. This is a how to video on how to seam carpet like the pros do. Similarly if the carpet has a pattern on it that should also be matched. Place a carpet seaming iron under the two pieces of carpet against the carpet seam tape and plug in the iron.

This video and description contains affil. Note that the seam edges of plush and twist pile. Carpet is a fabric that is cut off a long roll and then cut again as needed to fit a room or rooms. Overlap two pieces of carpet at the seam by about two inches.

Fold one of the pieces of carpeting back onto itself along the seam edge. With the second method the installer uses a specialized seaming iron that directs some of the melted adhesive from the seaming tape under the carpet into the area between the primary and secondary backing sealing the seam. Mark a straight chalk line two inches from the edge of the carpet on the reverse side to indicate where you plan to cut the. Each piece of carpet you seam should be at least 4 feet 1 2 m wide.

Follow the tape and iron manufacturer s recommendations for heating times. Also adjust the throat to match the thickness of the carpet. With white chalk make a line about 3 4 the width of the overlap or about 1 3 4 inches from the edge of the carpet and then cut along the line. The two pieces of carpet should overlap by 2 to 3 inches 5 to 7 6 cm when you lay them down.