Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Mar 09, 2009 1:56 pm I'm getting ready to rip out the cheap nasty carpet in the bedroom and replace it with something nice.
But here is the problem, the floor underneath is jarrah floorboards in an older house and the quad has been relaid over the carpet. I've been curious as to how the carpet was fixed down and pulled up a bid of quad behind the door and it just seems to be glued around the edge to the floorboards underneath the quad. when I get the new carpet in I figure it's going to need strips all around the perimeter to attach the carpet properly and stretch it? and what happens to the quad? I like the look of it in there but does it have to go so the carpet can be attached properly? would it be possible to have strips laid in from the skirting a bit to allow enough room to put the quad back down or is that a bad idea? keeping the quad is not a deal breaker but I do like the way it looks. my second question is, all the carpet in our house (was here when we bought) has pulled away from the doorways and after having a look, the strips in the doorways are smooth, shouldnt they have hooks on them? I'm guessing that the carpet was glued to these aswell? I'd just appreciate some advice on how this should be done properly? just so I know in advance that the carpet is being installed the best way it can be and when I go to buy the carpet I want to be sure they include everything that's needed for the job. thanks Re: carpeting over floorboards 2Mar 09, 2009 4:47 pm The quad will have to be removed. It could be re-fitted, but I would reccomend fitting it fairly loosely so that it can be removed if you ever have to lift the carpet for some reason. (restretching or repairs or floods)
A perimeter stick is not the best way of laying, and yes it will need the tackless carpet gripper strips put around the edge. This is normally laid about 5 - 10 millimeters from the wall to allow for a double thickness of carpet to be jambed in to the valley created. The door strip should have little spikes to catch the back of the carpet similar to the carpet gripper strips. It does come without spikes for thin coverings so you don't spike your foot. The spikeless (tackless) strip does require glue to hold the carpet in place. With a normal thickness carpet,the spikes are not generally a problem. cheers Col Nation For information on caring for wool and other carpet and upholstery go to www.woolsafe.com.au Re: carpeting over floorboards 3Mar 09, 2009 5:55 pm Col thank you! this whole thing has been doing my head in. The current setp just didnt seem right so now I feel like I know where I stand.
any ideas what the tackless strips are likely to cost for a 3.5m x 4m room? (just a ball park figure is all I'm wondering) Re: carpeting over floorboards 4Mar 10, 2009 6:33 am Just a few dollars from memory.
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