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Standard Carpets has adopted the Carpet & Rug Institutes (CRI) installation standard, as a basic minimum industry guideline for the installation of its carpet products. This manual has been prepared to assist professional contractors to install Standard Carpets modular Tiles.
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Institute's Carpet Primer details the fundamentals of carpet–how it is made, specified, installed, and maintained–the basic technical knowledge you need to make sound carpet decisions. Also included is carpet's role in environmental issues, especially indoor air quality and recycling. The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) is the national
Creating a plan for your carpet installation is most – and a good way to start is to create a checklist for each project and following it carefully, as no two projects are entirely alike. We recommend that you make a generic template for your carpet installation checklist, which you can adapt to your individual projects.
- Overview
- Getting New Materials
- Putting the Padding and Tack Strips Down
- Placing the Carpet
- Trimming the Carpet
Installing your own wall-to-wall carpet may sound daunting, but with the right tools and some perseverance, you can totally install carpet yourself. This article will walk you through everything to you need do step by step, from removing any old carpet to putting down the padding and tack strips and laying the new carpet down. Soon, you'll find you...
Vacuum and mop the floor clean.
Now is a good time to make sure the floor under your carpet is clean. Vacuum or sweep up any debris in the area, and then go over it with a mop. Let it dry at least an hour before continuing, as you don't want water under your carpet.
If you are putting carpet on a hardwood floor where you didn't need to remove carpet, you'll just need to do this step.
Measure the length and width of your room.
To buy enough padding and carpet, you need to know the
(meterage) of your room. Start by measuring your room on the longest side and writing the number down. Do the same going the other direction and write that number down.
Nail the tack strips into place as needed.
Place the tack strips about 0.25 to 0.5 inches (0.64 to 1.27 cm) from the wall in a straight line. Make sure the tacks are pointed toward the wall, not the center of the room. Use 2 nails for each strip, nailing it into the wood below. Some tack strips come with the nails already in place, and you just hit them in.
If you need to cut a strip to size, slice through it with a handsaw.
On concrete, you may be able to just pound it in the same way if the concrete is soft enough. If not, drill holes where the nails go using a concrete bit of the same size and then pound aluminum nails in.
You'll also need tacking strips around things like floor vents.
Lay out the padding on the floor.
Let the carpet sit for 24 hours in your home.
It needs this time to adjust to the temperature and humidity in your home. That's because it may expand or shrink based on these conditions, so you want to make sure it's through with that process before you put it down.
You can leave it rolled up during this time.
Cut the carpet to size if you don't have space to do it in the room.
If your room is small, you may not have enough floor space to bring the carpet in and cut it. Use the measurements you took earlier for the room to cut the carpet to size.
Make sure to leave some extra on either end so you don't end up with a piece that's too short.
Run a carpet trimming tool along the edge.
The carpet tool has a flat metal runner on the bottom, a handle on the top, and a blade on one edge. Press the tool flat against the carpet and right up against the baseboard on the sharp side. Push it along the wall, applying pressure as you do.
You can use a box cutter for this purpose, but it must have a new, sharp blade. Run it underneath the baseboard to cut the carpet. If it starts getting dull, replace the blade.
Also, use a box cutter to cut out spaces for your floor vents.
Check that you cut cleanly through the carpet before taking the strip off.
Look along the edge of the strip you cut off. Make sure no strings are connecting the strip to the main carpet, then pull it up and away from the carpet.
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Let's look briefly at the techniques used to make these two types of carpet, and the effects they have on the way the carpet looks and performs. 'Tufting' refers to the process of inserting tufts of yarn into a backing cloth with a needle. The tufting loom has hundreds of needles that work like a sewing machine.
Installing wall-to-wall carpeting takes preparation and care, but it doesn't take much special skill. This article will take you through the basics of what you need to know to install carpet in the room of your choice -- from gathering materials, to measuring and preparing, to putting the padding and carpet in place.
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Patterned carpet has been designed to insure pattern matches when installed properly. Installation of patterned carpets does require more time and skill, which should be captured in cost estimates.
