Installing Carpet With Tape

Watch as certified mohawk carpet installers install carpeting and seal the carpet seams together.

Installing carpet with tape.

The installer places the tape under the seam and then lifts the carpet to melt the adhesive on the tape with a seaming iron. Install carpet padding install carpet pad so that any seams will be at right angles to those in the carpet. The seamed edges of both carpet segments must be straight. Tape neighboring pieces together with 2 to 3 inch masking tape or as directed by the manufacturer.

Place a piece of seaming tape under the seam adhesive side up. Any two carpet tiles facing in different directions will appear to be slightly different colors. Make tape x shapes with strips of tape 6 inches long every foot or so along the areas inside the perimeter of the room. If you are using a carpet glue apply the glue in a straight line on each edge on the back of the carpet.

Unpeel one side of the tape and press it against the back corner of your carpet tile. Apply carpet tape or glue to the back of the tiles if there s no adhesive. Step 6 attach the carpet. Outline the edges of the room with double sided tape and use the tape to make x marks about 6 by 6 inches about every 2 feet on the floor.

Leave the backing on the up side of the tape. Use a staple hammer tacker to fasten the carpet pad against the edge of the tack strip. Work on a single carpet tile at a time when applying any adhesive. Unroll strips of carpet tape and stick them down along the perimeter of the floor in all exposed areas.

You ll take the carpet put it right back in to the corner and then firmly press it down where your strips of tape are. Now as you can see we can pick up in the middle just a little bit. Don t assume that a factory edge is straight. Carpet tiles will have arrows on the back that indicate the direction of the carpet pile.

Leave the protective paper on the topside of the tape. The manufacturer recommends how to orient the tiles. Heat the seaming iron to the temperature recommended by the tape manufacturer and rest it directly on the tape for 15 to 30 seconds. Mix carpet tiles from different packs to account for dye lot variations.

Clear everything out of the area you re going to carpet and make sure the floor is clean and smooth.