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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | I have done some carpeting of wood floors (which is probably what you are going to be dealing with) and this is what I have found... If you can remove the floor, all the better. What this will allow you to do is once the carpet is pulled from the wood, you can sand off the excess glue. Get a nice smooth surface again, and then use a good marine carpet adhesive.
As others have stated, it will definitely take time to do a nice job. Corners can be a pain since they require a different kind of cut altogether. Once I got the carpet cut to size, I laid it carpet side down, then traced the edge of the board so I knew where to lay the board down once the glue is on. Apply the glue to the board, allign the board to the carpet, turn the whole thing over and use a rolling pin from the center outwards. Once done there, apply glue to the edges of the board, curl the carpet around the edge, rollin pin again from center out, then use staples on the underside (aluminum ones). Once the glue sets up, the board will be nice and flat with no carpet ripples in it.
Fun job, but tedious...
Steve |
