How to make carpet

technique First you need to learn that the carpet can only be laid on the prepared surface. This means that if you started repairs, you first need to finish the ceiling and walls, and then lay the floor covering. The basis can be anything: concrete floor, old linoleum( only smooth, without bends) and even parquet. Especially prepare the floor before you put the carpet on, you do not need to, but you have to follow certain rules.

Rules for the preparation of the base for laying the carpet:

• the floor must be clean, free from dust, dirt and debris;
• the bottom should be level. If there are slight differences, this will not affect the laying of the floor covering. The main thing is that there are no big drops and depressions;
• hard floor. If the base will bend, for example, old, rotten or badly fixed boards, then it is impossible to lay the carpet;
• before proceeding with the laying of the flooring, it is necessary to allow the carpet to acclimate. To do this, bring it in 1-2 days before putting it into the room;
• it is important that in the room where the work will be done on the laying of the coating, it was not cold and not too hot. The minimum permissible temperature is + 15 ° C.The humidity in the room is not more than 75%.

To fulfill these conditions, you will return a little later, and now determine the amount of material to buy a carpet and do not spend a large amount.

Choosing a cover

Going to the store, measure the area of ​​your room in advance. If you are a novice in this business, you should definitely tell the seller what floor you will be laying carpet on - concrete or wood. Depending on this, additional tools may be needed. When buying a carpet, do not forget about a small stock, add a plus of 10% to the footage. Similarly, you need to calculate the right amount of adhesive tape or substrate( depending on the chosen way of laying).In addition, you may need a plinth( plastic or wood) and fasteners.

If you can not decide on the choice of coverage, it's hard for you to understand which shade is best to buy, take a sample of wallpaper or paint to your store. Consultants will be able to choose the right shade of carpet, so that the room looks harmonious and does not seem overloaded.

If you are laying a coating on a concrete floor, then you can not buy a jute coating, as it absorbs moisture very much and is not suitable for laying on a concrete floor.

Excellent option - carpet with additives resistant to chemical attack fiber - olefin. If the coating will be used continuously, in such premises as a kitchen, bathroom, children's or anteroom, then this will be a good choice, since such a coating can be washed even with chlorine-containing solutions. True, carpet is not always like the customers, the cover is not as bright and the nap is more rigid.

A little secret: if you choose a cover of light colors, you can visually increase the size of a small room and vice versa, dark shades of carpet take away part of the space, but they are easier to take care of and they look nice.

Assortment of carpet is great. Many do not even imagine how many kinds and materials can be seen only in one store. For example, a floor covering of pure wool. The material disguises all the minor flaws in the floor, is highly wear-resistant, retains heat, but only its cost is so high that not every buyer will be able to put woolen carpet in the room from wall to wall.

Synthetic materials - in care are not exacting, look good, do not absorb moisture. The minus of this carpet is coloring. Often, the floor is painted with chemical paints, which can have a negative impact on human health.

Look at the photo of the carpet to determine the choice:

Once you have decided on the coloring, material and footage, you can proceed directly to the very process of laying.

How to lay the carpet

There are 3 ways of laying:

1. Free.
2. On the glue.
3. Stretching.

Let's look at each method in more detail.

Free laying of the carpet

This way of laying the flooring can be of 2 types:

1. With fixation around the perimeter. Laying the carpet is very easy, since you do not need to buy anything else. Suitable method for small rooms, where you can immediately lay one piece of cover and do not cut. How to properly lay the carpet: lay the cover on the middle of the floor so that around the perimeter you have a small margin, about 5 or 10 cm. A free, so-called superfluous part of the carpet must "lie down" on the walls. It is right. Now you need to smooth the cover, remove all the waves from the middle to the edge. It is best to use a special roller. Superfluous can be cut, but first determine how much carpet will be laid under the plinth, and how much should be left for the doorway to lay under the metal doorstep. That's all. As you can see, nothing complicated. Pre-floor preparation is not necessary, glue and other materials, as well as fasteners you also do not need. With this kind of work, you can manage without helpers. There are a lot of such ways of laying. For example, it is not always possible to lay the cover firmly and when walking, the carpet can "play" underfoot. Exactly, as on the floor can remain cracks and bubbles. If you put furniture, then it can ruin the cover.

1. Laying the carpet on the scotch tape. This method also applies to simple laying, even though it is necessary to carefully prepare the surface. In 70 cases out of 100 people give their choice in favor of this method of laying. Depending on what type of flooring you have purchased, you choose a double-sided adhesive tape. Its width can be different, from 63 to 150 mm. Stacking does not take much time, but requires diligence and accuracy. First you need to prepare the floor: it should be smooth, without the slightest signs of dust release. For example, it is good to lay carpet on linoleum, tile or concrete screed. Previously, the floor is well washed from dust and dirt, and then dried. On the perimeter of the room is pasted adhesive tape squares, size 50 to 50 cm. The protective paper from the outside is not removed so that the sticky layer does not dry out and is not damaged. Next lay the carpet with a margin, as in the first case. It is necessary to immediately distribute the coating on the surface of the floor, carefully smooth it, remove the excess and only then it will be possible to proceed with the final installation of the carpet. Here everything is simple: you need to unscrew the canvas, remove the paper from the adhesive layer and glue it to the surface. If the room is large, then one cut may not be enough, so you need to cut out the right piece of carpet and stick it by the "joint-to-splice" method. On top you need to put plinth.

How to make carpet, you can learn from this video:

Laying on the adhesive

When it's decided to make repairs once and for all and do not change anything for 10 years or more, then you can paste the carpet directly on the glue. Such a technique is widely used for concrete or wooden floors.

You can paste carpet with 2 methods:

1. Direct gluing.
2. For fixation.
3. Double gluing.

Direct gluing

How to lay a carpet on a wooden or concrete floor:

1. The floor is laid on the floor. Distributed, leveled and adjusted to fit.
2. Next, the carpet on one side of the room is turned away to apply a special glue. For this, a batcher with a notch is used, their depth can be adjusted, this depends on the type of coating.
3. The strip is then spread with glue for carpet and left for 10 minutes. During this time, the glue impregnates the underside of the coating.
4. After the time has elapsed, it is possible to glue carpet to the floor. For reliability and better distribution of the adhesive, the surface must be rolled with a roller.
5. Gradually the coating is glued over the entire area of ​​the room.

How to lay carpet in parts? This question is asked by many who have encountered such a problem. You need to know a little secret. So, first you need to unwind both rolls of carpet so that they meet each other. At the same time, leave a small margin of coverage - only 5 cm. Begin laying the material, but when the main part is glued, the joints of the two can not be touched yet. When all the work is done, you can go back and cut with a sharp knife the place where both parts met. In the end, you should have an ideal joint. To make the cut even, one sharp knife will not be enough, use a long ruler or a metal flat bar. It should be put on the carpet and cut through with one movement both layers of material. When you remove the excess scraps, you will see an even joint. Now it remains to paste the floor and glue these halves. The joint after drying you will not find.

If you do not get a smooth cut, do not get frustrated ahead of time, we offer one more secret: cut the pile out of the scraps of the floor covering with sharp scissors, put a little PVA glue in the slot and put the pile there. The joint will be a bit stiff, but almost invisible.

Laying the carpet on the fixing

If you choose a direct gluing of the coating, then not only during operation, but also later, difficulties may arise. Change the coverage will not be easy. And if you choose the "fixing" method, the floor will remain intact even if you remove the top cover.

For this method, you need to use a special glue that does not stick permanently, if necessary, the floor covering is easily removed without damaging the floor and the carpet itself. But, it is worth learning about the negative side of this method: it can not be used in rooms where the air temperature and humidity constantly fluctuate. For example, on the warm floor, in the country and in the countryside one-story, poorly heated premises.

Double gluing

This method is also widely used. It differs from the above described in that, first, a substrate( 5-10 mm thick) is laid on a pre-prepared surface and fixed onto a double-sided adhesive tape, and then the carpet is adhered to it( on adhesive tape or glue).As a substrate, you can choose any material. For example, good properties of synthetic or semi-synthetic felt or polyurethane foam. This method of laying the carpet is suitable for living quarters, a bedroom, a nursery, a living room. In addition to damping properties, laying additional material on the floor will absorb noise and retain heat. This type of laying on the floor heating system is forbidden.

Stretching or glueless technique

This method was first developed in England. This kind of laying carpet on the floor can be attributed to the improved method. As a result, the coating is perfectly flat. Cons - work is expensive. You can not put the carpet on your own, because you need to have special tools for stretching the carpet.

How the carpet is laid:

1. First the floor is carefully prepared: you need to remove pits, cracks, clean the surface of dust and dirt and dry it thoroughly.
2. The floor is covered with a substrate that creates softness and takes on the role of soundproofing. This material should always be used when laying a soft floor covering, as it reduces friction and increases the life of the carpet.
3. All the perimeter of the room is set with straps( influenza) with 2 rows of nails, which are driven in at a certain angle( 45 °) and "look" at the walls.
4. Then, with the help of special tools, the carpet is stretched onto the strips, and its edges are bent under them.
5. Everything, the laying of the carpet is done. Will only lay the plinth.
6. This method of laying is more suitable for residential and small office space. Cleaning is allowed only dry.