The nap of both pieces of carpet should go in the same direction.
Carpet joining glue.
Place a board or scrap of plywood underneath the rolled back edge to protect the carpet below from the knife blade.
Overlap two pieces of carpet at the seam by about two inches.
How to seam carpet.
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In this video i share an easy strategy to cut and seam carpet.
How to install glue down carpet.
Next make one inch cuts every two to three feet all the way through to the bottom piece.
Roll back the top piece of carpet.
Demonstrates two different ways to seal carpet seams using latex seam sealer and hot melt seam sealer using the orcon peak buster.
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Arrange the two pieces of carpet you are joining so they are side by side in the room.
Installing a glue down carpet.
On the backside measure 1 inch in from its outer edge and mark the backing at 12 inch intervals down the length of the edge.
Showing both carpet seams.
Many carpet manufacturers put an arrow on.