Install Carpet And Pad

Tack strips removing old carpet and padding and disposal.

Install carpet and pad.

How to put down carpet padding. Installation of carpet padding is pretty easy. Install carpet pad so that any seams will be at right angles to those in the carpet. Tape neighboring pieces together with 2 to 3 inch masking tape or as directed by the manufacturer.

Installing carpet pad or floating floors on an uneven subfloor will only cover up the problem temporarily. Staple the seam of the pad alternating staples so that they aren t beside one another. At the home depot the cost of carpet installation is free on purchases of 699 or more. So with carpeting and padding the cost can run up to 1 200 00 for materials alone.

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. 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. Begin by repairing and cleaning the floor if necessary then remove any doors that may get in the way. Labor costs typically run in the neighborhood of 1 2 00 per square foot to install carpet with padding.

Measure and cut tack strips to fit the perimeter of the room then. Install the carpet pad. Excluding extra s such as. Keep in mind that if the padding will have seams once installed those should be at right angles to the seams in the carpeting.

Step 5 staple any pad seams.