Carpet Floor Preparation

Carpet tiles can adhere to concrete plywood or particleboard subfloors.

Carpet floor preparation.

Once you have measured asked for estimates and chosen a new carpet you must remove the old carpet. Carpet installations usually require a little floor preparation. If you have made the decision to refinish your basement the renovations probably include the installation of a new carpet. For below grade slabs assume that the concrete floor will get damp at some point.

Plywood carpet pad and carpet as shown. Some more floor preparation scraping and sweeping. Before you can install carpet tiles you must prepare the existing floor. To replace an existing carpet remove all metal edgings.

Before you install your plywood subfloor first calculate the room s square footage to find out how much flooring you ll need to buy. Then pry one corner of the carpet loose from the tackless strip and pull up the entire piece. After i finish with removing the carpet tackstrip and padding i check the floor for any lumps of drywall mud or concrete lumps. Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing.

Give yourself enough time to prepare the floor properly. In order to prevent moisture and mildew from penetrating the carpeting it is important to prepare your concrete basement floor prior to the installation. In some cases you can also install carpet tiles over existing wood tile or vinyl flooring so long as the existing flooring is no more than an inch thick. Give yourself at least a day for basic cleaning and baseboard painting and longer for bigger projects like sealing and patching.

Many homes replace their carpet approximately every 10 to 15 years. When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall. You then have two options depending on your circumstances. Once the work begins your installer will be responsible for removing and disposing of your old carpet.

And both of the options use the same layers of 1 2 in. Any kind of persistent moisture will allow mold to get a foothold and soon ruin carpet or wood flooring. The care that you take with flooring preparation will help your new carpet to last as long as possible. Do this by multiplying the room s length by its width.

I use my scraper and scrap everywhere. Floor preparation can be pretty time consuming hopefully there won t be any surprises that make this task any longer. They will remove any moulding or trim in the room and prep the subfloor for installation. Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall.

Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. Moulding and trim can be fragile and despite their best efforts your installation team may break a few pieces.