Easy Parts & Steps To Install Carpet In Basement
The users can easily install the carpet in the basement by following the below mentioned parts with steps:
Part I- Buying The Carpet
- Step 1: The users need to start by measuring the size dimensions of the room where the carpet needs to get installed. Then they need to take their calculated measurements to the carpet dealer so that the users can get a sufficient amount of the carpet for their procedure. The users are advised to tell the carpet dealer that they are going to install the carpet over the concrete as it requires total different materials and the tools than installing the carpet over the wooden floors.
- Step 2: The users then need to bring the paint and the drape samples for comparison to the carpet dealer. If in case the users have stained their room walls or they are having plans of staining or decorating the room they need to take samples so that the users can make the detailed choice at the carpet store.
- Step 3: Then they need to choose the carpet that can easily lie down over the concrete floor. The users need to make sure that the carpet should be crafted of the synthetic materials only as some of the carpets are blended with the jute materials that can be too absorbent to get used over the concrete floor. If in case the users want to lay their carpet over the subfloor then they need to pick that kind of material that can hold up with the tendency of the concrete so as to collect up the moisture.
- Step 4: The users then need to choose the carpet style they can select the solid or the patterned carpet of the light-toned or of the dark-toned. The users can also choose between the loose or the tight fibres or between the mesh and the solid surface accordingly. According to the carpet rule, the light carpet appears to be more elegant in the smaller areas while as the dark-toned carpet adds the coziness to the large areas respectively.
Part II- Preparing The Room
- Step 1: The users need to detach all the furnishing items from the room that can rest upon the carpet.
- Step 2: Then they need to examine the moisture-related problems of the room. Before installing the carpet the users need to address the drainage problems and if in case the users ignored this problem it can result in the damage of the floor and the carpet as well.
- Step 3: They need to freshen the carpet before installing it. The carpeting is the chemical soup that consists of the solvent and allowing the carpet to freshen out will eliminate all the fumes.
- Step 4: The users need to detach the doors for the easy installation process. The users need to use the saw to trim up the base of the doors in order to assure the easy closing of the doors once the carpets are installed.
- Step 5: Then they need to pull the baseboards so as to install the carpet. Then they need to fill up all the cracks or the imperfection over the surface so as to create a smooth and even surface. The users can fill up all the small cracks by using the waterproof filler respectively.
- Step 6: The users then need to use the leveling item so as to flatten out the reduced areas on the floor and then let the leveling item to get dried off completely followed by the sanding process.
- Step 7: Then they need to clean up all the dust and the debris particles from the floor by using the chemical-free cleaner. Then clean up the entire cleaner residue by rinsing the floor with the clean water.
- Step 8: Once the floor is cleaned up completely the users then need to control the temperature of the room and the ideal temperature of the room should be 35°C and the humidity should be 65% as this temperature will help in the easy installation of the carpet.
Part III- Laying The Carpet
- Step 1: The users need to start laying the tack strips and to do so they need to trim the tack strip piece of having the length of one wall and then affix it with the floor by using the masonry nails but the users need to make sure that the tack strips should be placed towards the wall. The users can also use the nail glue to affix the tack strips and then they need to leave the space in between the wall and the strip so that the tacks will be used to tuck the carpet corners while the installation process.
- Step 2: Then lay the strips of the padding and to do so they need to trim the strips of the padding of having the room length and then lay it aside to the side surface of the room. The users need to keep their rows adjoined and then wrap up the seams by using the duct tape. cut the unneeded padding by using the utility knife. Then spread the glue over the edges of padding so as to affix it with the floor.
- Step 3: Then users need to trim the carpet as per the size leaving near about 15.2 cm excess on all the sides. The carpet patterns should match with the length so as to hide the seams. Then the users need to use the steam iron to trigger off the adhesive side and then affix the pieces together.
- Step 4: Then at last, the users need to trim all the unneeded carpet and then drive the carpet towards the back area of the tack strip by using the putty knife.