Do's And Don'ts Of Carpet Installation

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Carpet installation can be tricky if you have no idea how to do it. One way to make it as successful as possible is to gather as much knowledge about carpet installation as you can. This is not to say that all kinds of information regarding carpet installation are accurate. There are many misleading facts and tips about the process which may abet in disrupting your carpet installation.

What You Need

The basic things that you will need for installing carpet are tackless strips, stapler, knife, hammer, knee kicker, stretcher, strip and seam cutters, wall trimmer, seam roller, seaming iron and carpet padding. The latter part of this list is some tools (except for the carpet padding) which can be rented at specialty stores. Buying these tools will make the cost of carpet installation higher. It is best to rent them especially if you are still a novice at carpet installation.

At The Start

Before anything else, you can vacuum the old carpet (if there is) to ensure that you do not inhale too much dust as you strip this away. It is best to get rid of the old carpet instead of reusing this (if it is worn out already) because the effort of carpet installation for the old carpet somewhere else is too much just to strip it off again after a year or so due to it getting more worn out.

Do check out the floor that you intend to install carpet on to see if there are any rotten wood or deep parts which may need some fixing. Carpet installation can give the flooring additional height which needs to be coordinated with the gap between the floor and the door. Before carpet installation, do make sure that there is some space that can accommodate the carpet or else the first wear and tear will start due to the constant brushing of the door on the carpet if there is too little space.

Installing The Carpet

It is best to butt together the under padding instead of overlapping them. Doing this will create a seamless carpet instead of a bumpy one on which people might stumble or trip on. This is one aspect of carpet installation that some novices have trouble with. The grain of the carpet pile is something that you need to be aware of during carpet installation. Using molding on the sides of the wall will help cover up the carpet edges.

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