Carpet Seaming Techniques

This is a how to video on how to seam carpet like the pros do.

Carpet seaming techniques.

How to seam carpet. Each piece of carpet you seam should be at least 4 feet 1 2 m wide. This video and description contains affil. 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.

Unless the rooms are slightly smaller than width of the carpet the pieces must be seamed joined together into larger pieces to fit the rooms to be carpeted. Fold one of the pieces of carpeting back onto itself along the seam edge. Follow the tape and iron manufacturer s recommendations for heating times. Make sure that you match the nap on the pieces of carpet being seamed together.

Note that the seam edges of plush and twist pile. The two pieces of carpet should overlap by 2 to 3 inches 5 to 7 6 cm when you lay them down. Make sure the blade in the loop pile cutter is set facing the drop of the carpet to ensure you achieve a tight seam. Similarly if the carpet has a pattern on it that should also be matched.

Mark a straight chalk line two inches from the edge of the carpet on the reverse side to indicate where you plan to cut the. Place a carpet seaming iron under the two pieces of carpet against the carpet seam tape and plug in the iron. Overlap two pieces of carpet at the seam by about two inches. Carpet is a fabric that is cut off a long roll and then cut again as needed to fit a room or rooms.