2007-09-17 07:53:22 · 10 answers · asked by danno 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
If carpet is in a commercial building, it is glued directly to the floor.
If the carpet is in a residence with a concrete slab, the carpet pad is glued to the floor, tack strip(that has concrete nails) is placed around the perimeter of the room, and the carpet is stretched in.
2007-09-17 07:57:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the carpet type & whether or not you want pad.
Pad provides better wear and more comfort UNLESS it's a commercial type which is meant to be installed without it.
Generally speaking, commercial type is glued down. The floor may need to be smoothed or leveled, depending on how rough it is.
Plushes or berbers that are designed to go over pad will wear better if you include it. I would reccomend a heavy density pad, often referred to as 8 pound. Do not settle for cheap 4 pound, it's really not worth the time it takes to put it down (or the expense to rip it up when it's flat in no time). Six is fine but you'll get much better wear from the 8.
In areas prone to moisture, go with a commercial type and skip the pad and it will hold in water and promote mildew/mold.
2007-09-17 08:05:40 · answer #2 · answered by amom25 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Wood 2) Tile 3) Marble 4) Cement 5) Carpet
2016-05-17 06:03:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carpet tape (looks like double-sided duct tape). The cement needs to be clened first to get good adhesion. This is mostly to keep the edges from lifting since for full-floor carpet there's enough friction to prevent most shifting.
2007-09-17 07:59:33 · answer #4 · answered by jglick1999 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of nailing the gripper strips to the floor, they are fitted with plugs and thin screws. But beware if you have underfloor heating, although the installer should not have taken the pipes to the egdes of the room. I would also stick them down on a bed of Liquid Nails or similar before screwing.
2007-09-17 08:00:52 · answer #5 · answered by Michael B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
glued. We left as unglued and put furniture on wall edges & used double sided tape with a throw rug on walk areas. Did this on first carpet in basement until sure we were not going to have water problems. Next carpet, glued.
2007-09-17 07:58:45 · answer #6 · answered by Carole Q 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you take your tack strip and useing concrete nails put it down as normal or you get masonry bit and drill down Thur the tack strip and into the floor about 1/4 inch and using dowel rod of the same size as your drill bit hammer them into the holes and using roofing nails install the tack strip doubling the strip around all inside and out side corners have fun
2007-09-17 08:04:08 · answer #7 · answered by oildog#1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use a tacking strip around the borders and/or staple to the sheet rock.
2007-09-17 07:58:35 · answer #8 · answered by T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is tack strip for concrete floors its used the same way as the other
2007-09-17 07:57:59 · answer #9 · answered by redsky_too_nite 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glue would be easiest and most effective.
2007-09-17 08:02:12 · answer #10 · answered by Steve Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋