Difficulties in laying the carpet with his hands

laying carpet - it's not the hardest thing, to possess certain skills are not needed, but neglect the features of packing is not necessary.

Carpets - floor coverings, which can be found in homes, offices, kindergartens, etc.

It creates cozy, has heat and sound insulation properties..

Still, like putting carpet?

to perform the work necessary to adhere to the following conditions:

• floor must be smooth and clean finish indoors completed;
• carpet laid at temperatures below 16 degrees, the humidity should not exceed 70%;
• When laying carpet will be carried out in cold weather, you need to hold it in place at room temperature for days;
• begin to lay better from the center of the room.If there is a need for docking the figure, the carpet is better to take with a margin of 15-20 cm

Laying carpet comes with tools such:

• knives for carpet - carpet needed to cut into strips;.
• metal ruler - is needed as a guide for cutting;
• trowel - you need to apply the adhesive, or remove old;
• scrapers - with their help remove the remaining adhesive or mortar;
• wooden block or grippernaya rack - mounted on the perimeter of the bases, and at an angle;
• substrate - is needed to create a soft surface;
• kicker - they will need to stretch the carpet.

Laying carpet with his hands in three ways:

1. free styling;
2. way of adhesive;
3. stretching technology is used.

loose laid

is used, usually in small rooms the square.Implemented using double-sided tape or fixed on the perimeter.

first option is most often used in cases where in the near future to change the interior.The entire perimeter glued adhesive tape.

floor must be clean, even, can be laid on the linoleum, parquet, marble.Next to it is a grid of adhesive tape (50x50 cm).

advance prepared under the carpet of the room sizes (with stops at each wall of 5-6 cm) is placed on the grid.

Then carefully glue carpet pokrytie.Posle fixing carpet on the floor, cut off the excess with a knife.

Perform such work can be on their own, thereby eliminating the additional expenses.Laying carpet with his hands in this way does not take much time.

However, at higher moisture level may be deformed adhesive tape and cover wrinkled.

Fixing the perimeter is as follows: one layer of carpet laid on the prepared floor edges must go to the wall, about 10 cm

From the center to the edges of the cover we are a special roll, and then cut off the excess..

carpet is fixed at walls plinths, doorways attached metal strips.

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A significant drawback of this method is its styling a little strength.

adhesive method

provides reliable fastening cover, exclude the possibility of blistering, wrinkling, it can be cleaned wet vacuum.Suitable for large rooms.

At the same time, this technology is very laborious floor prepared with great care, to use the carpet for the second time has not come out.

cost of laying carpet with glue is higher than in the method of free-styling.What are the characteristics of this method?

Bonding can be either partial or continuous.If you use multiple strips of carpet using a continuous method of bonding.

From the Tools Prepare notched trowel to apply adhesive to them.How to lay carpet on the glue you can see in the video.

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first spread a carpet on the wall with the launch of 5-10 cm, cut off excess, and cover is folded in half.Sex on the one hand coat with glue, which pull the cover itself, pressing firmly.

a similar manner, the other side is fixed.After finishing work, carpet once again stretch, align, cut excess material and install baseboards.

This method of laying carpet is better to use on wooden or concrete floor, the adhesive could not react with artificial turf, such as laminate or linoleum.

tension method (stretching)

used a piece of wood, grippernaya rake.Reiki is secured around the perimeter of the walls, the walls at an angle of 45 degrees are arranged nails.

Reiki must fit under the brand of carpet and vice versa.Please select "grippernoe" carpet, and already under it - the rail.

Razor past are on the same axis, but in different directions.The top should rest against the wall, the bottom - of it.

Next carpet is cut along the outer edge of the slats that special tools are pushed to the wall right through the carpet.

Upper clove keep carpeting, and the lower cling to the floor and do not allow the carpet move.At the end of laying carpet on the wall, set wide baseboards that can close the formed mounting irregularities.

under the carpet is laid substrate to provide softness and additional noise and heat insulation.Term service carpet, laid by this method is high.

Gender does not require special preparation, concrete in this case does not fit: carnation should be well crash into the surface, such as linoleum or wood floor.

Tea (modular) carpet

Tiled carpet differs from conventional in that it is cut into tiles 50x50 cm, has a rigid foundation.Multilayer manufacturing

ensures good durability and wear resistance.Another feature is that it can be laid on the "warm floors".

Worth comes only from synthetics, which in addition is treated stain-resistant and antistatic impregnation.Worth is able to quickly recover shape after the load.

Tiled carpet has equal edges, which when laying flush with each other.This type of coverage offers the implementation of the various pans of color and design combinations.

In many offices there is the problem of protruding wires to hide them, using raised floors, and resort to the help of floor coverings.

Tiled carpet in this case is a must.You do not have to clean all the coating if necessary - only part of it (tiles).

Installation of modular carpet made with glue or free laying.Gender should also be sure to clean and dried, even.

Gluing tiles small parts easier than glue coil coating.In the case of inaccurate placing one module, all do not have to redo it.Laying of carpet tile can be viewed on video.

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Tiled expensive carpet roll, but to save still be able to due to the fact that the surplus is almost not formed.

Features laying carpet

on the concrete floor will be properly used carpet made of synthetic materials, for example, olefin, and it would be appropriate, lint-free carpet.

Concrete has the ability to absorb moisture, carpet, in turn, must resist it, that in the process of exploitation does not form mold.

For this reason, it is not necessary to use a carpet on the basis of jute.

At the beginning of concrete work should be cleaned, to remove defects and to cement the cracks.

More need to pass the floor primer.Then use any technology of laying carpet, except for stretching (the reasons discussed above).

carpet is made from natural and synthetic fibers.Coatings made of wool are eco-friendly, but, unfortunately, impractical and expensive.

They quickly wear out, "afraid" of moths accumulate static charge.

Unlike wool coating, carpet made of synthetic materials is highly resistant to wear, affordable price, easy to clean, does not cause allergies, parasites do not touch it.

laying carpet on the stairs

To do this correctly, it is necessary to select the material stage to pay attention to the marking - "stair".

basis of the carpet should be strong, if you plan to be laid without gluing, then choose the coverage you need based on rubber.Fixing must be careful to avoid injury.

Based on each step must reach carpet stock 4 cm. Spiral staircases are measured at the circumference, and the width of the carpet equals the width of the largest step.

Lay the carpet on the stairs can be in the form of tracks, retreating along the edges of the stairs.Fits all special rods in the corners of the ladder, laid down special rings.

In this case, the carpet can be moved or even removed for cleaning.

Laying solid steps can occur.the following technologies: is a separate cutting material for each step.

easier to work with templates.Joining occurs smoothly with glue.

How to lay carpet on the stairs you can see in the video.

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