Serpentine Carpet Seam

I thought that i would try to do a dog leg seam on some scrap just to see how it would work.

Serpentine carpet seam. Seaming carpet like a pro requires precise cuts and proper seaming technique using heat activated carpet seaming tape and a seaming iron. I have always been a big fan of mirror cutting the seam. And tips for making great looking seams with this method. Place the new seam tape between the two pieces of carpet and heat the tape with your steaming iron.

Demonstrates two different ways to seal carpet seams using latex seam sealer and hot melt seam sealer using the orcon peak buster. This claim develops when the installer uses a spur roller on a dense cut pile carpet and the warm yarn is reset. A carpet installer s notebook. Press the seams together onto the hot tape and run the iron over the carpet and seam tape below.

A serpent edge saves the day column floor covering installer when do you use a serpentine edge to make seams. Showing both carpet seams. For a seam tape fix pull back the two loose pieces of carpet and remove the old seam tape. Not too many carpets these days require them but i find one every once and a while that could benefit from this method.

Carpet seams showing lines that are very close together located on both sides of the seam and about the width of the seaming tape are usually from the teeth of a spur roller that was used by the installer. Since many homeowners don t understand carpet seaming they may not be satisfied with the install once they find a seam. If the installer doesn t explain what carpet seams are that also adds fuel to the fire. Next lift up the edges of carpet and spread a thin layer of carpet adhesive on the floor where they will meet.

This video and description contains af. I thought that the serpentine seam issues were interesting. After a completed carpeting installation carpet seams are one of the most common complaints an installer receives. The key to a tight fitting professional looking seam is to start with a double cutting technique that matches the two edges perfectly.