At first glance, it may seem that laying the carpet is a simple task that can be solved in just a few hours. Is it so? Experts reply that at the same time the installation of carpet is both an easy and difficult task that can be handled if you have certain knowledge. So before starting work, we will deal with the main nuances.
Content
First you need to learn that the carpet can only be laid on the prepared surface. This means that if you started repairs, you first need to finish the ceiling and walls, and then engage in laying the coating on the floor. The basis can be any: concrete floor, old linoleum (only even, without bends) and even parquet. It is not necessary to specially prepare the floor before laying the carpet, but certain rules will have to be followed.
Rules for preparing the basis for laying carpet:
- the floor should be clean, without dust, dirt and garbage;
- the base should be even. If there are small changes, this will not affect the laying of the flooring. The main thing is that there are no large differences and recesses;
- hard floor. If the base will bend, for example, old, rotten or poorly fixed boards, then the carpet cannot be laid;
- before proceeding with the work on laying the flooring, it is necessary to allow the carpet to acclimatize the carpet. To do this, bring it 1-2 days before laying into the room;
- it is important that in the room where the coating will be done, it is not cold and not too hot. Minimum permissible temperature +15 oS. Militaryness in the room - not higher than 75%.
You will return to the fulfillment of these conditions a little later, and now we will decide on the amount of material to buy a carpet and not spend a large amount.
The choice of coating
Going to the store, measure the area of \u200b\u200byour room in advance. If you are a newcomer in this matter, then it is necessary to inform the seller in what floor you will lay the carpet - on concrete or wood. Depending on this, additional tools may be needed. When buying a carpet, do not forget about a small stock, add plus 10% to the meter. In the same way, you need to calculate the right amount of adhesive tape or substrate (depending on the selected styling method). In addition, you may need a skirting board (plastic or wood) and fasteners.
If you cannot decide on the choice of coating, it is difficult for you to understand which shade is better to purchase, take a sample of wallpaper or paint with you to the store. Consultants will be able to choose the desired shade of the carpet so that the room looks harmonious and does not seem overloaded.
If you lay the coating on the concrete floor, then you can’t buy a jute coating, since it absorbs moisture and is not suitable for laying on a concrete floor.
A great option is a carpet with additives resistant to the chemical effects of fiber - Olefin. If the coating is used constantly, in rooms such as a kitchen, bathroom, children's or hallway, then this will be a good choice, since such a coating can be washed even by chlorine -containing solutions. True, the carpet does not always like the customers, the coating is not so bright and his pile is more rigid.
A little secret: if you choose a coating of light shades, then you can visually increase the size of a small room and vice versa, dark shades of the carpet take part of the space, but then it is easier to take care of them and they look beautiful.
The assortment of the carpet is great. Many do not even imagine how many types and materials can be seen in only one store. For example, flooring with clean wool. The material disguises all the minor floor flaws, is highly wear -resistant, retains heat, but only its cost is so high that not every buyer can allow the woolen carpet in the room from the wall to the wall.
Synthetic materials - they are not demanding in care, look good, do not absorb moisture. The minus of such a carpet is coloring. Often the flooring is painted with chemical colors that can have a negative effect on human health.
Look at the photo of the carpet to decide on the choice:
After you have decided on the coloring, material and meter, you can begin directly to the styling process itself.
How to lay a carpet
There are 3 styling methods:
- Free.
- On glue.
- Stretching.
Consider each method in more detail.
Free laying of carpet
This method of laying flooring is 2 types:
- With fixation around the perimeter. The laying of carpet is very simple, since nothing else needs to be purchased. This method is suitable for small rooms where you can immediately lay one piece of coating and cut nothing. How to put the carpet correctly: lay the coating in the middle of the floor so that you have a small stock of about 5 or 10 cm around the perimeter. The free, the so -called excess car of the carpet should “lie down” on the walls. This is right. Now you need to smooth the coating, remove all the waves from the middle to the edge. It is best to use a special video. The excess can be cut, but first it is determined how many carpets will be laid under the baseboard, and how much it is necessary to leave for the doorway to lay under a metal fork. That's all. As you can see, nothing complicated. You do not need to prepare the floor, glue and other materials, as well as fasteners, you will not need it either. You can cope with such work without assistants. The disadvantages of this method of laying are and there are many of them. For example, it is not always possible to firmly lay the coating and when walking, the carpet can “play” underfoot. Exactly, as on the floor, creases and bubbles can remain. If you put the furniture, then it can ruin the coating.
- Carpet laying on tape. This method also applies to simple styling, even despite the fact that it is necessary to carefully prepare the surface. In 70 cases out of 100, people give their choice in favor of this styling method. Depending on what type of flooring you have purchased, a double -sided adhesive tape is selected. Its width can be different, from 63 to 150 mm. Laying does not take much time, but requires zeal and accuracy. First you need to prepare the floor: it should be smooth, without the slightest signs of dust secretion. For example, it is good to lay the carpet on linoleum, tile or concrete screed. Previously, the floor is well washed from dust and dirt, and then dried. A sticky tape is glued along the perimeter of the room with squares of 50 by 50 cm. Protective paper from the outside is not yet removed so that the sticky layer does not dry out or damage. Next, the carpet is laid with a margin, as in the first case. It is necessary to immediately distribute the coating on the floor surface, carefully smear, remove the excess and only then it will be possible to proceed with the final installation of the carpet. Everything is simple here: you need to unscrew the canvas, remove the paper from the sticky layer and glue it to the surface. If the room is large, then one cut may not be enough, so you need to cut a piece of carpet desisted in size and glue it with the “joint in the joint” method. On top you need to put a skirting board.
How to lay the carpet, you can learn from this video:
Laying on glue
When it was decided to make repairs once and for all and not to change anything for 10 years or more, then you can glue the carpet directly to the glue. Such a technique is widely used for concrete or wooden floor.
You can glue the carpet with 2 methods:
- Direct gluing.
- For fixation.
- Double gluing.
Direct gluing
How to lay carpet on a wooden or concrete floor:
- The coating is laid on the floor. Distributed, leveled and adjusted in size.
- Next, the carpet on one side of the room is turned away to apply special glue. For this, a dispenser with Zazubins is used, their depth can be adjusted, it depends on the type of coating.
- Next, the strip is smeared with glue for carpet and left for 10 minutes. During this time, the glue impregnes the wrong side of the coating.
- After time, you can glue the carpet to the floor. For reliability and better distribution of glue, the surface must be rolled with a roller.
- Gradually glued the coating over the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe room.
How to lay the carpet in parts? This question is asked by many who have come across a similar problem. You need to know a little secret. So, first you need to unwind both rolons of carpet so that they meet with each other. At the same time, leave a small supply of coating - only 5 cm. Start laying the material, but when the main part will be glued, do not touch the junction of the two paintings yet. When all the work is completed, you can return and cut with a sharp knife the place where both parts met. As a result, you should get the perfect joint. To make the incision even, one sharp knife will not be enough, use a long ruler or a metal flat rail. It must be put on the carpet and cut out both layers of material in one motion. When you remove unnecessary scraps, you will see an even joint. Now it remains to glue the floor and glue these halves. You will not find the joint after drying.
If you did not get an even cut, you do not need to be upset ahead of time, we offer another secret: from cutting of the flooring with sharp scissors, cut the pile, apply a little PVA glue into the gap and put the pile there. The joint will be a little tough, but almost invisible.
Carpet laying for fixation
If you choose a direct gluing of the coating, then not only during work, but then difficulties can arise. Change the coating will not be easy. And if you choose the method “for fixation”, then the floor will remain whole, even if you remove the top coating.
For this method, you need to use a special glue that does not stick forever, if necessary, the flooring is easily removed without damage to the floor and the carpet itself. But, it is worth finding out about the negative side of this method: it cannot be used in rooms where the air temperature and humidity constantly fluctuate. For example, on a warm floor, in the country and in suburban one -story, poorly heated rooms.
Double gluing
This method is also widely used. It differs from the above in that first, on a pre-prepared surface, it is laid and fixed on a double-sided tape of the substrate (5-10 mm thick), and then the carpet itself is glued to it (to the adhesive tape or glue). As a substrate, you can choose any material. For example, good properties in synthetic or semi -synthetic felt or polyurethane foam. This method of laying carpets is suitable for residential premises, bedrooms, children's, living room. In addition to shock -absorbing properties, laying additional material on the floor will absorb noise and hold heat. This type of laying on the system is prohibited.
Stretching or bloodless technique
This technique was first developed in England. This type of laying of carpet on the floor can be attributed to the improved method. As a result, the coating lies perfectly evenly. Cons - work is expensive. You can’t put the carpet on your own, because you need to have special tools for stretching the carpet.
How is the laying of the carpet:
- First, the floor is thoroughly prepared: you need to remove the pits, cracks, clean the surface of dust, dirt and dry well.
- The floor is covered with a substrate that creates softness and takes on the role of sound insulation. It is advisable to always use this material when laying soft flooring, since it reduces friction and increases the life of the carpet.
- Along the entire perimeter of the room, the strips (flu) are installed with 2 rows of nails, which are driven from a certain angle (45 o) and "look" at the walls.
- Next, using special tools, the carpet is pulled onto the strips, and its edges are bent under them.
- All, the work of laying the carpet is completed. It remains only to lay the baseboard.
- This laying method is more suitable for residential and small office premises. Cleaning is allowed only dry.
