How to Install Carpeting
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Shopping List
Supplies You Will Need
1. Carpetingcut slightly oversized to allow for final trimming
2. Heat-activated seam tapeused to bond the seam between two pieces of carpeting
3. Carpet paddingfor installation under carpeting
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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Utility knife
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Hammer
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Handsaw or special wood snips
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Knee kicker
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Lever-activated stretcher
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Carpet edger
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Wide-blade carpet chisel
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Seaming iron and seaming weight
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Electric stapler
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Binding machine
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See more on Carpeting:
• What's New in Wall-to-Wall Carpet
• How to Patch a Carpet
• How to Repair Squeaky Floors Through Carpeting
• How to Remove Every Type of Carpet Stain
- Helpful Info
- Video: How to Install Wall-To-Wall Carpeting
- Step By Step: How to Install a Stair Runner
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