To trim the carpet around any corners or doorjambs to get a good fit press the carpet firmly against the bottom of whatever you re working around and cut from each end of the obstacle upward toward the center of it making an upside down v fold down the sides and trim away the center of the v like you did the other edges in the room.
Installing outdoor carpet on concrete steps.
Keep the carpet as tight as possible as you go.
Once you have spread some of the adhesive or put the double faced tape into place you need to lay the carpet down into it.
Spread the indoor outdoor carpet adhesive on the treads and molded edges of the concrete steps using a notched spreader.
Spread the glue on the next two to three steps and continue laying the carpet keeping it as tight as possible.
Most of the time you ll see carpet glued directly to concrete steps here we show you how to install them with underlay so you get a nice soft step.
Here are the basics of how to install outdoor carpet on a concrete patio.
When this is dry use a electric grinder to level the surface of the dried filler with that of the concrete.
Start at one side of the room and roll out the first section across the floor.
If you ve already painted the walls or planned for any other decorating in the room take in.
Wrap the carpet pad around the front edge of the steps and down the riser.
Step 4 align the edge of the rolled carpet with the back and one side of the top step.
If the carpet is wider than the steps use your straightedge and utility knife to cut a strip of carpet about 2 wider than the width of the steps.
Fit the ends at the base of each wall.
Line up the edge of the carpet so it is square with the steps and begin pressing it to the steps.
Step 1 determine how much you need.
Step 5 lay the carpet.
When all the padding is attached you ll need to make a template and cut the carpet to fit.
Be sure to tell them that you are carpeting over concrete since that requires different carpet material as well as slightly different tools than carpeting over wooden surfaces step 2 bring any drape or paint samples to the carpet dealer for comparison.
Take these measurements to your carpet dealer to make sure you get an ample amount of carpet for your job.
Spread carpet adhesive on the first two to three steps using a notched adhesive spreader.
Smooth and stretch the pad so that it fits tightly against both the tread and riser then staple pad to riser.
Measure the width of the steps and of the carpet.
Step 2 cut your carpet to fit the steps.