How Do You Install Carpet On Cement Floors?
You’re remodeling the basement playroom and wondering if you can do the floor yourself. You’ll be pleased to learn that installing carpet on cement floors is not complicated. This article will explain how to install carpet on cement floors. Roll out the carpet so that one finished edge is butted up against a wall with the cut side against the adjoining wall. All excess carpet is overlapping on the opposite two walls. Wedge the overlapped carpet into the corner of the wall and floor with a putty knife and cut it with a utility knife. Make sure you don’t pull a thread as this will cause the carpet to unravel, especially with Berber. Fold the carpet back so that one half the cement is exposed. Using a trowel, apply adhesive to the floor. Work from the center of the floor in a 2-foot path along the carpet’s centerfold. Run the carpet right side over the adhesive. Smooth out wrinkles as you work until the 2-foot length is covered. Continue working in 2-foot increments until the first half o
