How to lay carpet on the adhesive composition alone

Laying carpet - not the most difficult task that can stand up to the owner during repair activities. Lay flooring is permitted in many ways. The most high-quality results can be obtained by using its mounting adhesive composition. What are the stages is such an event?

1. Floor preparation for carpet

Carpet, although often has a high density, still has to be laid on a flat and solid surface. Therefore, in the preparation, first remove the previous finish, and then start to equalize.

To align the floor, it is better to fill the wet screed using concrete or self-leveling mortar. The chosen composition is poured on top of a thin layer of rough surface is smoothed and it is left to dry completely.

2. Laying carpeting on the adhesive composition

This method is commonly used when working in large rooms. Immediately plank often have 2 or 3 separate carpet web to cover the whole floor. Prepared material must first be spread out over the surface and allow to rest in bed. Excesses of flooring around the perimeter should be cut at this stage, using stationery or installation knife with a wide blade.

When the carpet is ready, it is removed and treated with a floor primer. After it dries proceed directly to the glueing. The easiest way to collect carpet roll, put about one wall and then apply adhesive composition before him on the floor and gradually roll out the material.

Also common way to glueing when the carpet is attached to the surface of the half. That is, the floor covering is spread on the floor, raised one half, applied to a floor adhesive. This half is then returned to the surface and pressed. Since the second half are the same.

3. Sealing joints in floor covering

In a situation where we have to use to finish several paintings carpet, need additional seam sealing. Its the easiest way to carry out using cold welding. So called adhesive composition which securely grasps the edges of the two webs to each other. Cold welding is applied to the seam after its purification from impurities. Clay grabbed gap and provide protection from moisture and dirt.

This technology, as you can see, is not connected with great difficulties. Not surprisingly, the owners prefer to lay carpet on their own.