Installing Carpet On Your Own

Replacing carpet in your home is generally preceded by one of two observations.

Installing carpet on your own.

If you wish to install your new carpet yourself measure the room for which it is intended before you buy the carpet. Click here for more information about kangatools. Be sure to measure to the center of doorways and to the back of closets. The overlay can then be trimmed so the carpet fits properly.

Screw the carpet trim to the floor. Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways. The reality of the situation is while you can install your own carpet it is a difficult job for a novice. Use the knee kicker to fit the carpet over the hooks in the carpet gripper.

Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2. In most cases it is easier to pay a professional to install the carpet for you because you will end up with less hassle and a quality job in the end. Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1. Next unroll the carpet padding from one side of the room to the other and slice it off with a box cutter.

To cut your first section measure the room at its longest point and add six inches to that measurement. Installation with kangatape or double faced carpet tape. To install carpet start by nailing the tack strips to the floor using 2 nails for each strip. Install carpet transition strips at thresholds where carpet meets another type of flooring.

Seal the edge of the carpet with latex seam sealer to prevent unraveling. Once the padding is in place staple it down every 2 feet and duct tape the seams together. The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.