Installing Carpet With Tape

You ll take the carpet put it right back in to the corner and then firmly press it down where your strips of tape are.

Installing carpet with tape.

The seamed edges of both carpet segments must be straight. Tape neighboring pieces together with 2 to 3 inch masking tape or as directed by the manufacturer. The manufacturer recommends how to orient the tiles. Place a piece of seaming tape under the seam adhesive side up.

Use the seaming iron to activate the adhesive the iron goes on the tape not on top of the carpet and then butt the edges together and seal the seam with a rolling pin or a carpet roller. After cutting the carpet center a piece of seaming tape on the floor underneath where they join adhesive side up. Don t assume that a factory edge is straight. Leave the backing on the up side of the tape.

Clear everything out of the area you re going to carpet and make sure the floor is clean and smooth. Then he presses the carpet down onto the tape and pinches the pieces together before the adhesive cools. Step 6 attach the carpet. The installer places the tape under the seam and then lifts the carpet to melt the adhesive on the tape with a seaming iron.

Work on a single carpet tile at a time when applying any adhesive. Unpeel one side of the tape and press it against the back corner of your carpet tile. Unroll strips of carpet tape and stick them down along the perimeter of the floor in all exposed areas. Any two carpet tiles facing in different directions will appear to be slightly different colors.

Apply carpet tape or glue to the back of the tiles if there s no adhesive. Use a staple hammer tacker to fasten the carpet pad against the edge of the tack strip. Mix carpet tiles from different packs to account for dye lot variations. Watch as certified mohawk carpet installers install carpeting and seal the carpet seams together.

Make tape x shapes with strips of tape 6 inches long every foot or so along the areas inside the perimeter of the room. Carpet tiles will have arrows on the back that indicate the direction of the carpet pile. Outline the edges of the room with double sided tape and use the tape to make x marks about 6 by 6 inches about every 2 feet on the floor. Leave the protective paper on the topside of the tape.

Heat the seaming iron to the temperature recommended by the tape manufacturer and rest it directly on the tape for 15 to 30 seconds.