Place a board or scrap of plywood underneath the rolled back edge to protect the carpet below from the knife blade.
Carpet joining glue.
Snap a chalk line through all of the marks to create a cutting line.
How to install glue down carpet.
Next make one inch cuts every two to three feet all the way through to the bottom piece.
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Roll back the top piece of carpet.
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The nap of both pieces of carpet should go in the same direction.
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.
On the backside measure 1 inch in from its outer edge and mark the backing at 12 inch intervals down the length of the edge.
How to seam carpet.
Overlap two pieces of carpet at the seam by about two inches.
Demonstrates two different ways to seal carpet seams using latex seam sealer and hot melt seam sealer using the orcon peak buster.
Showing both carpet seams.
Arrange the two pieces of carpet you are joining so they are side by side in the room.
Installing a glue down carpet.