Installing Carpet With Tape

Clear everything out of the area you re going to carpet and make sure the floor is clean and smooth.

Installing carpet with tape.

Don t assume that a factory edge is straight. Step 6 attach the carpet. Apply carpet tape or glue to the back of the tiles if there s no 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. Leave the protective paper on the topside of the tape. The installer places the tape under the seam and then lifts the carpet to melt the adhesive on the tape with a seaming iron. Heat the seaming iron to the temperature recommended by the tape manufacturer and rest it directly on the tape for 15 to 30 seconds.

Work on a single carpet tile at a time when applying any adhesive. If you are using a carpet glue apply the glue in a straight line on each edge on the back of the carpet. The seamed edges of both carpet segments must be straight. Place a piece of seaming tape under the seam adhesive side up.

The manufacturer recommends how to orient the tiles. Tape neighboring pieces together with 2 to 3 inch masking tape or as directed by the manufacturer. After cutting the carpet center a piece of seaming tape on the floor underneath where they join adhesive side up. Make tape x shapes with strips of tape 6 inches long every foot or so along the areas inside the perimeter of the room.

Watch as certified mohawk carpet installers install carpeting and seal the carpet seams together. Carpet tiles will have arrows on the back that indicate the direction of the carpet pile. 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. Then he presses the carpet down onto the tape and pinches the pieces together before the adhesive cools.

Leave the backing on the up side of the tape. 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. 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. Install carpet padding install carpet pad so that any seams will be at right angles to those in the carpet.

Any two carpet tiles facing in different directions will appear to be slightly different colors.