Carpet Seams Do It Yourself

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.

Carpet seams do it yourself. In this video i share an easy strategy to cut and seam carpet. Apply seam adhesive to only one edge of the carpet. The seam tape should have a center stripe or reference to keep it centered. Latex based sealers act as a glue for fixing the edges of the seam by sticking it to the surface below.

Drag the heated seaming iron over the tape. In iron the right size 4 or 6 inch designed to construct hot melt carpet seams is mandatory. Try using a clothes iron and you might as well shoot yourself in the foot. Set the iron on 300º 350º depending on the carpet the carpet backing and the seam tape.

Be sure to keep carpet fiber up and away from the seam sealer. Be sure to subscribe for more info on the carpet installation business. After rolling place heavy objects such as large books over the rolled area of the seam to hold the carpet in place. Overlap two pieces of carpet at the seam by about two inches.

Place the seam tape under the exposed edges. Leave the weights in place until the adhesive sets. Next make one inch cuts every two to three feet all the way through to the bottom piece. Complete the seam by butting both sections of the carpet together while the adhesive is still wet allowing the carpet and cushion to make contact with the tape and seam sealer at the same time.