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Rhettzky · 05-30-2008, 07:40 AM

V's got it down. Only other "hints" I'd pass on to a first timer would be to lay out the carpet in the room and cut it in before you put the tack strips and underlay down.. Makes it easier to move it into place while you trim it up.

EDIT: Also, this is really important to do if it's in a basement as most of the walls aren't exactly square. So if you measure the walls and cut in another room you can find big gaps when you go to lay it in.

If the tack strips have nails to hammer into the ground like this...

Then just pull out the nails, get some P700 (or another really strong adhesive good for wood surfaces) and just glue them down **make sure the tacks point towards the wall at all times**. However if you are gluing straight to the lino then make sure to take some sandpaper and take the sheen off the lino in the area's you need tack stripping on.

Set the stripping about 1/4 to 1/2 inch out from the drywall and border the entire room with it. Distance really depends on how big the baseboard is because if it's too big then you end up with a gap, and too small means you won't be able to stretch it properly as the carpet will just hit the wall.

...and yeah, rent a kicker from home depot. Cheap and you really do need it. When kicking make sure to control your kicking. I mean boot it good but make sure after each kick you are looking around the room and seeing how the carpet is responding.

Last thing is about the closet, definitely leave it for last and also give yourself a good 4-6 inches of overlap from your main room into the closet. Makes it easier to tie it in later. That little piece in there will be the biggest problem. My advice would be to cheat and buy some carpet glue and some rubber underlay. Glue the underlay right to the ground and say to hell with the strips in the closet. Then glue that piece of carpet right to the underlay.

In my basement I just bought some burber from Home Depot that had built in underlay. Then glued the sucker right to the basement floor. If it's not to late for that then that is what I recommend. For that you will need a roller though instead of a kicker.

05-30-2008, 07:40 AM	#11
Rhettzky Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Section 222 Exp:	V's got it down. Only other "hints" I'd pass on to a first timer would be to lay out the carpet in the room and cut it in before you put the tack strips and underlay down.. Makes it easier to move it into place while you trim it up. EDIT: Also, this is really important to do if it's in a basement as most of the walls aren't exactly square. So if you measure the walls and cut in another room you can find big gaps when you go to lay it in. If the tack strips have nails to hammer into the ground like this... Then just pull out the nails, get some P700 (or another really strong adhesive good for wood surfaces) and just glue them down make sure the tacks point towards the wall at all times. However if you are gluing straight to the lino then make sure to take some sandpaper and take the sheen off the lino in the area's you need tack stripping on. Set the stripping about 1/4 to 1/2 inch out from the drywall and border the entire room with it. Distance really depends on how big the baseboard is because if it's too big then you end up with a gap, and too small means you won't be able to stretch it properly as the carpet will just hit the wall. ...and yeah, rent a kicker from home depot. Cheap and you really do need it. When kicking make sure to control your kicking. I mean boot it good but make sure after each kick you are looking around the room and seeing how the carpet is responding. Last thing is about the closet, definitely leave it for last and also give yourself a good 4-6 inches of overlap from your main room into the closet. Makes it easier to tie it in later. That little piece in there will be the biggest problem. My advice would be to cheat and buy some carpet glue and some rubber underlay. Glue the underlay right to the ground and say to hell with the strips in the closet. Then glue that piece of carpet right to the underlay. In my basement I just bought some burber from Home Depot that had built in underlay. Then glued the sucker right to the basement floor. If it's not to late for that then that is what I recommend. For that you will need a roller though instead of a kicker. __________________ Go Flames Go!! Last edited by Rhettzky; 05-30-2008 at 07:47 AM.