Carpet installation question...
I'm replacing the carpet in my fifth-wheel. I have a memory foam pad and am trying to visualize how this all goes together. Do I need to use a knee-kicker/stretcher for such a small space? (lon...
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Yes on the staplers. Pad is taped on the seam topside to prevent pulling the seam apart when installing the carpet. It is not 100% necessary as I've installed a lot of carpet over untaped seams. Just make sure you staple the seam thoroughly.
Trimming the edges of the carpet is usually done after stretching. 3" is a recommended excess as a carpet stretcher foot is a bit higher than 2". It is easier to trim 3" than it is to trim 1". An edge cutter is used to run down the edge of the carpet. This is a tool that is also available at a rental center. The edge cutter has a handle on it and the cutter blade is positioned at the fold of the floor-to-wall. The edge cutter is then pushed along side the wall and the carpet edge and excess are trimmed. A stair tool is necessary to push the carpet edge down after trimming if using tack strip. A stair tool is almost essential for installing carpet. Do an internet search for stair tool to see what this tool is. It is also used to form the fold mentioned previously.
"Just tore up some carpet at the edge of the living room where the edge is hidden under the flap. There's a 3" wood strip there (solid, feels built in) and then the pad starts flush with that and that's on top of wood. No pad in the slides. So that means the pad will just be sitting on top of a flat piece of wood so the edges will really drop down at the wall, yes? Maybe not a good idea. Your thoughts? I would really like to have padding under the table as well."
This I do not understand. I would recommend putting pad where it originally was installed.
"concave curve"-not understanding that either. Carpet is often folded and then stapled where it meets another flooring surface. Don't get crazy with the cutting. Look how the original was installed and follow that lead.
I've got to hand it to you, installing carpet is usually too much of a mystery for most folks to handle. The truth is, an installer doesn't charge very much, either. Good luck on the installation.
Trimming the edges of the carpet is usually done after stretching. 3" is a recommended excess as a carpet stretcher foot is a bit higher than 2". It is easier to trim 3" than it is to trim 1". An edge cutter is used to run down the edge of the carpet. This is a tool that is also available at a rental center. The edge cutter has a handle on it and the cutter blade is positioned at the fold of the floor-to-wall. The edge cutter is then pushed along side the wall and the carpet edge and excess are trimmed. A stair tool is necessary to push the carpet edge down after trimming if using tack strip. A stair tool is almost essential for installing carpet. Do an internet search for stair tool to see what this tool is. It is also used to form the fold mentioned previously.
"Just tore up some carpet at the edge of the living room where the edge is hidden under the flap. There's a 3" wood strip there (solid, feels built in) and then the pad starts flush with that and that's on top of wood. No pad in the slides. So that means the pad will just be sitting on top of a flat piece of wood so the edges will really drop down at the wall, yes? Maybe not a good idea. Your thoughts? I would really like to have padding under the table as well."
This I do not understand. I would recommend putting pad where it originally was installed.
"concave curve"-not understanding that either. Carpet is often folded and then stapled where it meets another flooring surface. Don't get crazy with the cutting. Look how the original was installed and follow that lead.
I've got to hand it to you, installing carpet is usually too much of a mystery for most folks to handle. The truth is, an installer doesn't charge very much, either. Good luck on the installation.
