Install Carpet And Pad

Step 5 staple any pad seams.

Install carpet and pad.

Install the carpet pad. Tape neighboring pieces together with 2 to 3 inch masking tape or as directed by the manufacturer. Installation of carpet padding is pretty easy. Staple the seam of the pad alternating staples so that they aren t beside one another.

Excluding extra s such as. A carpet pad installed over uneven subfloors will wear unevenly and quickly with the pressure from feet and furniture causing the carpet and the padding to wear out much quicker. Use a staple hammer tacker to fasten the carpet pad against the edge of the tack strip. Tack strips removing old carpet and padding and disposal.

Install carpet pad so that any seams will be at right angles to those in the carpet. Begin by repairing and cleaning the floor if necessary then remove any doors that may get in the way. The cost to install carpet depends on three factors. Installing carpet pad or floating floors on an uneven subfloor will only cover up the problem temporarily.

Measure and cut tack strips to fit the perimeter of the room then. The carpet padding and the labor. Labor costs typically run in the neighborhood of 1 2 00 per square foot to install carpet with padding. Lay out the carpet pad perpendicular to the direction you plan to install the carpet image 1 and staple it near the tackless strips with a staple hammer image 2.

So with carpeting and padding the cost can run up to 1 200 00 for materials alone.