What to cut the carpet at home
Carpet knives
Professionals who know very well how to cut the carpet argue that without the presence of a certain tool, it is extremely difficult to carry out these works qualitatively. For this purpose, the market presents a significant number of a variety of knives, which fully cope not only with the cutting of this, but also other floor coverings, for example, linoleum and suitable for many other tasks. Generally their average cost varies in the range of 7-15 dollars, although you can find more expensive products.
Cutters
The next type of device, suitable for cutting carpet in a straight line. special cutters. There are several types of them, classified by the type of carpeting to which they fit:
- Cutter universal for carpet and linoleum. The blade has a trapezoidal shape and is designed so that the lint when cutting does not get under it.
- Cutter for textile coatings universal. Purpose. cutting carpet, PVC and foam materials.
- A jute-based floor material cutter. it can also cut PVC, but is absolutely unsuitable for foam substrates.
How and what to cut the carpet at home? Instructions, tips, video
Important! If for some reason one of these tools is not available, you can try cutting the carpet with a shoemaker, a regular office knife, a scalpel, or even simple scissors. But the result is unlikely to be satisfactory.
How to process the edges of the carpet with your own hands
Not everyone can afford to call a specialist to work the edges of the carpet. Some people don’t have enough money, live far from the city or are used to doing everything themselves, etc.п.
What will be needed to overlock carpet at home
- synthetic threads or tape;
- A very sharp, thick and reliable needle with a large eye;
- thimble to protect your fingers;
- powerful scissors.
Tip! To calculate the approximate amount of thread for edge treatment, multiply the total length of all sides of the fabric by 10. You get an approximate figure, so make sure you have some extra.
Overlock at home: step by step instructions
At first glance, the procedure is simple, especially for those who know how to hold a needle, but processing the edges can be very time consuming. The procedure is performed with a regular loop stitch.
First you need to evenly measure and cut the edges of the cover.
Cutters
The next type of devices, suitable for cutting carpet in a straight line, are special cutters. There are several types of them, the classification is carried out according to the type of carpeting, to which they fit:
- The cutter is universal for carpet and linoleum. The blade is trapezoidal and designed so that no lint gets under it when cutting.
- Cutter for textile coverings universal. Purpose. cutting carpet, PVC and foam-based materials.
- Cutter for jute-based flooring materials. It can also cut PVC, but it is totally unsuitable for foam backing.
Maintenance rules
In order to ensure that the carpet serves for a long time and can be used throughout the life declared by the manufacturer, it is important to take proper care of it. Taking care of this type of flooring involves following a few simple rules.
Vacuuming will ease your burden of carpets
Attention! You can’t use a spiral vacuum cleaner brush when cleaning carpet with a feather pile.
Carpet can be cut with a sharp construction knife or a special trapezoidal knife, or rather a universal knife with a trapezoidal blade. Make a puncture with this knife at the very joint between the wall and the corner of the floor and cut the carpet from the point of the puncture to the top (vertically).
When deciding which carpeting adhesive is best, you should also consider two-part polyurethane adhesive. In the composition. polyurethane monomer and hardener. The components are put together just before use. The composition cures in 50-60 minutes, during this time you need to glue the flooring.
Carpet cutter
Help!We’re renovating the living room. I’m gonna have to change the carpeting. ♪ Yesterday I bought a 4×9 roll ♪. Barely fit in a nine-story building. Thought I was gonna run out.But the size of the room is 8.45 Х 3.15. Т.е. cut almost a meter off.If you cut it right off the roll? I don’t have any jamming to do?Has anyone cut?
You have to cut it out by spreading it across the room, t.к. There are no perfect walls and floors in domestic dwellings
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There are no perfect walls and floors in domestic dwellings
And, preferably, buy a special knife on the carpet, it is very convenient
And you can cut it off, leave a margin, and even out the rest on the spot.
And this sneaky carpeting manages to unravel and go in waves after laying. I mean, you have to spread it out and leave it for a few days.
By the way, maybe someone can tell us about the proper installation of the carpet?Personally, I hate the idea that you can’t stick it to the floor, any dog starts with a skid, and there will be folds
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By the way, maybe someone can tell me about the proper installation of carpet?Personally, I’m stressed that it kinda doesn’t need to be glued to the floor with anything any dog start with slippage, and there will be creases
Spread for a few days just need special masking tape, we sat the ends on it, somewhere nailed, and on top of the skirting board
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Originally posted by Ann:Personally, what bothers me is that it kind of does not need to be glued to the floor any dog start with a slip, and there will be folds
Try double-sided tape. I took it for linoleum, around the perimeter glue. I nailed it on one corner, but I didn’t need it anymore and the linoleum lay like a rock.
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Try double sided tape
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Originally posted by Rombal-Cochet:Try double sided tape. I took it for linoleum, to glue around the perimeter. At one corner tucked, and more he was not needed and the linoleum lay like a rock.
Linoleum is stiffer and doesn’t stretch as much.At one of my work, the carpet on the sidewalks went creases and bubbles, sort of stretched out. Headmistress scolded that it’s because of the maiden heels at home, of course, no such loads. But the distrust remains.
Anya, we have carpeting for almost 5 years, and, TTT, there are no bubbles, waves, etc.д.
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Originally posted by AKOS:Ani, we have carpeting for almost 5 years, and, TTT, nowhere bubbles, waves, etc.д. did not go
By the way, is there anything useful to read about the choice of carpeting?Read here advertising articles, but the main conclusion there the more expensive the better, take a natural woolen a lot of dough, and they’re not
Googling a lot of information, but we are so seriously did not bother
Well, if it does not differ, then you have to take the cheapest. My main requirement is that it is easy to clean and does not click with static electricity.
There is a special mesh, like double-sided tape, with glue applied on two sides. Glued solid to the prepared surface (hoovered and covered with a layer of PVC and then dried plywood). Then the upper layer of protective paper from the mesh is torn off and the carpet laid (for at least one day) is glued on at once.So in the office glued 10 years stands, wiped in places, but did not go corrugated.It is necessary to cut on the spot, unrolling gradually. Complicated places need to cut out on a pre-made cardboard stencil, but be sure to reserve (stock as always happens to be redundant)
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You should cut on the spot, unrolling gradually.
That’s the problem. There is no way it can be glued directly to the plywood, because there is an 85 centimeters margin.I’ll have to, as Ann advised.First you have to cut it off with a 30 centimetre reserve, and then it is cut to the place.And really a special carpet knife is better than a sharp, former kitchen knife, a long one?Thanks for the scotch.Although the one that I change 10 years lay without adhesive tape and I put it without curing, immediately. And the thin was. And no waves, etc. trouble.
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And really a special carpet knife is better than a sharp, ex kitchen knife, long?
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Originally posted by AKOS:Take the dark one, it does not show the dirt
Yep, spilled tea, wine, paw marks after a walk, every ornament will be visible perfectly
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Originally posted by AKOS:yep, spilled tea, wine, paw marks after a walk, every ornament will be visible perfectly
By the way, recently bought a product in Ashan cinder, very similar to Vanish for carpets, only 10 times cheaper. It cleans the carpet perfectly. Even the activity of a small puppy washed away without a trace
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Otherwise everything will be in pale wool
It will still be visible, I mean fur, we have a dark blue Yaskin black is visible, the light still more difficult to take care of
There are several types of carpet, depending on both the substrate (the layer on the back side of the carpet is a natural jute, artificial jute, like felt, etc.) and the top layer of low loop (also called office), high loop, cut (loops cut, terry). Correspond. recommendations for laying differently from the type of carpet, as well as from the type of room in which it will lie.If we assume that this is a living room, then really optimum variant would look something like this (IMHO): with a margin of 15-20 cm plus cut the roll (by the way, we must clarify whether there is a painted pattern on the carpet or it’s just woven, based on this reserve can be increased, as when fitting wallpaper), then unroll it and cut to fit the place. Cut really better special knife just more convenient and of higher quality, but do not forget that the special knife is not worth 50 At least 250-300 there blades more or less sharpened. On the edges to leave an indentation from the wall about 5 mm (as well as any material, carpeting can vary in size depending on temperature and humidity) and in no case do not stick on the perimeter then just the same and can bubble. Double-sided adhesive scotch tape on two sides of the angle (opposite from the entrance to the room or under a large stationary furniture and a piece of it under the threshold, then the coating has an opportunity to straighten itself. Well, and the baseboards are not nailed through the carpet to the floor, and fasten to the walls Well, approximately so
GOORT, thanks for the explanation.But I do not understand something does not fasten the carpet to the floor at all.
Ann, you’re welcome In domestic premises, smaller than about 30-40 square meters.м.
there’s no point in attaching it to the floor. It will already be tight enough to the substrate (unless of course there is ice underneath it)
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In domestic rooms, smaller than about 30-40 sq.м. there is no point in attaching it to the floor. It’ll be tight enough to the subfloor anyway (unless there’s ice under it of course)
this is if there are no other flooring materials in the room, which will border the carpet
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Originally posted by AKOS:Better, tested.
Thanks!Cut it, lay it. It’s OK!The knife is really handy.Thanks again for the tip!
Just wanted to tell you how to properly lay carpet, but it is too late. but okay. Next time someone may need it that way I will tell you.
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Carpet tips. 3 ways of cutting carpet before tucking
Originally posted by Oregonian:Next time, maybe someone will need it.
It would be nice to do in the near future
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Originally posted by Oregonian:not a woman’s job 100% t.to heavy. For laying carpet. ( if you do it right. so there are no problems) will need a number of tools (you can see them here http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Navigation?Ntt=carpettoolsNtk=AllPropsNtx=modematchallpartialN=1000000390401Nty=1rpp=12langId=-1storeId=10051catalogI d=10053style=A) First, measure the room length and width and buy a carpet in the desired width. We sell it 4-5 meter wide. It is also necessary to buy a mat that goes under the carpet to be soft and warm (usually it is foam rubber).) cut a piece the size of the room 2-5 cm (for error) (if not enough then cut an additional piece and glued a special tape based on hot glue (a special iron).At home on the edges of the room are laths with small nails (point up), then the floor is glued to the floor bedding. The carpet is glued on top and cut along the wall with a special side cutter. After one side is cut, it is hooked to the nails of the laths and the other side is cut.
after it is cut off (it is 1-2 cm shorter),it is special clinging almost to the edge and tugging it with the knee and clinging to the laths with nails. So on all sides. In the places of gluing the nap is smoothed by a roller It is best when under the baseboard is left 1.5 cm for the carpet. You shove it there with a spatula.
- Choose and buy the backing for the carpet.
- Mark out the backing (if necessary).
- Cut the backing.
- Apply carpet tape or double-sided tape.
- Remove the protective film.
- Secure the backing to the mat.
- Check the result.
- Allow the substance to dry
- The thickness of 5-10 mm. If the carpet pad is thinner than 5 mm, it is likely of below average quality
- Elasticity. The easiest way to check the characteristics is to squeeze the substrate
- Moderate density. The underlay should be air permeable so it won’t have a musty, damp smell in the room.