Install Carpet And Pad

How to put down carpet padding.

Install carpet and pad. Lay out the carpet pad perpendicular to the direction you plan to install the carpet image 1 and staple it near the tackless strips with a staple hammer image 2. Begin by repairing and cleaning the floor if necessary then remove any doors that may get in the way. Install carpet pad so that any seams will be at right angles to those in the carpet. Use a staple hammer tacker to fasten the carpet pad against the edge of the tack strip.

Excluding extra s such as. Tack strips removing old carpet and padding and disposal. Installing carpet pad or floating floors on an uneven subfloor will only cover up the problem temporarily. Tape neighboring pieces together with 2 to 3 inch masking tape or as directed by the manufacturer.

The cost to install carpet depends on three factors. Keep in mind that if the padding will have seams once installed those should be at right angles to the seams in the carpeting. Staple the seam of the pad alternating staples so that they aren t beside one another. The carpet padding and the labor.

Step 5 staple any pad seams. Installation of carpet padding is pretty easy. At the home depot the cost of carpet installation is free on purchases of 699 or more. So with carpeting and padding the cost can run up to 1 200 00 for materials alone.

Measure and cut tack strips to fit the perimeter of the room then.