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How To
Measure For Carpet
Measuring carpet can be tricky business
before installation, and there are several methods used to measure carpet.
Because of different carpet roll widths (most carpet comes in rolls of 12 feet),
different room shapes and carpet with pattern matches. In fact if you had
three people measure your floor you would come up with three totally different
measurements.... read more
How To Install Carpet On Stairs
There are basically two methods of installing
carpet on stairs. One is the waterfall method where one piece of carpet covers
each riser and tread. The other is the cap and band installation....
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How To Remove A Carpet Burn
Carpet burns usually are the result of a careless drop of a cigarette or a spark
flying out of the fireplace. You can repair a burn in carpet using the following
techniques. The melted fibers from the burned area in the carpet need to be
removed. You can use a piece of sandpaper or a steel scrubbing pad....
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How To Use A Carpet Power Stretcher
A carpet power stretcher is not to be confused
with a knee kicker. It is used to grab a hold of the carpet and stretch it,
leaving a flat smooth surface. One end is braced against the wall. The other end
grips the carpet, about 6" to 8" from where it will be attached to the tack
strip.... read more
How To Use A Knee Kicker
A knee kicker is primarily used to pull the edges
of the carpet and attach it to the tack strip. For the actual stretching of the
carpet a carpet power stretcher is required. A knee kicker consists of a piece
of metal tubing with a cushion on one end and a pin plate on the other....
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How To Measure Carpet For
Stairs
Before you install carpet on your stairs, the
stairs need to be measured. Using a tape measure, start at the inside edge
of the tread and going across and down to the bottom of the riser, make a
measurement. Add 2 inches to accommodate for the padding that will be installed
underneath and for step curvature.... read more
How To Join And Seam
Carpet
At some point when you're laying carpet there will
be an area where two pieces of carpet will need joined at the seam. Making a
seam in carpet can be tricky. Below are some do it yourself instructions...read
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How To Use A Carpet Seaming Iron
If you are going to bond two pieces of carpet at
the seam you will need a seaming iron. It is used specifically for seaming carpet.
Don't try to do this with a clothes iron. Your local rental store should have
one. A seaming iron connects carpet pieces by activating a seaming tape that's
placed underneath the carpet at the edges to be joined....
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How to Repair a Split Carpet Seam
It's not too difficult to repair a rip or split
seam in carpet. Sometimes where carpet is joined it will eventually wear down
causing the seam to split. Moving heavy furniture across carpet can cause it to
rip. Once you discover you have a seam that is coming apart it needs to be fixed
before the carpet fibers begin to fray.... read
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