How to Lay Tackless strip & Carpet Padding Video
How To Install Carpet Padding
Before you stretch in your carpet, you will need to install your tackless strip and padding. Assuming you have your tackless strip already installed the procedures below will guide you through the padding installation process.
How To Lay Carpet Padding Underlay On Wood Floors
CARPET PADDING IS FAIRLY EASY TO INSTALL
TOOLS YOU WILL NEED:
Knee pads
Carpet knife or Stanley type razor knife
Hammer staple gun
Staples
Trash bag for scraps
Measuring Tape
Most carpet pad comes in 6 ft.
widths but some manufacturers carpet under- layment pad comes in
4ft.widths and there are also metric sizes.
Decide which direction to run the pad by measuring the length and the
width. I generally run the pad in the direction that is easiest to
roll out with the least amount of seams. Some installers run their pad
the same direction the carpet will roll out.
Once your ready to start, just make sure the floor is swept clean and
is dry.
Start you padding off with about a ¼” – ½” gap off the
tackless
strip on two walls and just roll it out to the opposing wall. Cut the
pad off the roll leaving a little excess to trim off. Repeat this
process butting the edges of the next run of pad together. Once you
have the padding in place, start stapling the padding to the floor
starting with the first piece you put in place. Remember to keep a 1/4
" - 1/2" gap off the tackless strip and In areas where trimming is
necessary, keep that same distance off the tack strip as noted above.
Butt pad edges together and staple both sides in a zipper pattern
stapling close to both edges.
How To Install
Carpet Padding On Concrete Floors.
Follow the directions above for installation of carpet padding on wood
floors except use duct tape or masking tape instead of staples. Tape
the edges together by applying tape down the center of any two pieces
of pad. Secure the edges by applying strips of tape ½ on the pad and ½
on the tackless strip length wise. Press the tape into the tackless and
pad by walking on it, this helps press the tape through the tackless
nails.
Now your ready for the
Carpet Installation Stretch In.