Great job wished I’d known this before I watched the installer hack up my rug. I shouldn’t of paid him. Ruined a brand new build and beautiful carpet with his half axx work.
It is important to install carpet pad slick side up so that carpet will slide free on top without dragging the pad beneath. The bottom side of the pad is not coated and will tend to cling to whatever substrate over which it is laid. Only one row of staples is necessary to hold pad at the ends. Padding may be stretched using the shuffle method or from a kneeling position rubbing a hand firmly against the surface to pull taught then secured by stapling. When trimming pad I prefer to use a fixed blade utility knife. Utility blades are easily resharpened with only a few quick swipes on a flat stone. Carpet knives are bent which tends to cause soft padding to bunch up when pulled through. To join pad along factory edge lengths, from the kneeling position, slide pad together with your leading hand until both sides are flush and gaps closed. Place staples close to the joint and about 2" apart. along the length. As stated in the video, leave a gap between the pad and the tack strip. If during carpet stretching operations, padding should climb over the tack strip it will prevent the carpet backing from hooking onto the tack strip pins which hold it in place resulting in humps and wrinkles.
+Kirk Hepburn How come people always write instructional comments on an instructional videos? That always has confused me. Also, don't tell beginners to use less than what a pro just told them. It's always best to use too much than not enough. Not to mention your insulting his video by doing so.
@@allandonald6248it's good to give reasons for doing things in addition to simply stating how. Avoids the chance of someone missing the instruction and installing the pad upside down with a hundred staples making it pretty much impossible to pull it back up to correct.
The only reason people call professionals to do the work in the first place is if they don't have time or they're too lazy to learn to do it themselves and save money...you'll always have work here because there is always people with more money then they know what to do with and they're either too busy or lazy to do what's needed themselves.
Ambiguous points, What is this 1/4 inch stuff ? You did not clearly communicate which side of the pad goes up. Or what you mean when you say a 1/4 inch from the tack strip, It looks like I would be cutting the pad to short ? I could guess but if I guess wrong, well, Guessing wrong is not advised because I'll ruin my padding.
LOL sounds like you get paid by the hour rather than per job. There are floor scrapers that are like 20 - 30 bucks and I'm sure every carpet installer has one somewhere in their van.
Me imagino que es una parodia de como no se debe hacer no es así estimado, por que lo que veo es que todo esta mal hecho sin ningún detalle positivo, csm me cago que esta mal hecho ese trabajo o es una broma.
I was told by my Realtor to paint the floor with IAQ 9000 stuff, helps get rid of cat smell (just bought my place, and I'm sure they had cats before) Would you recommend? or another product? I pretty much have to do the whole house.
I sure could use my room done I would have to clean out the area that needs the repair done. I sure could use the help to do since they have me as disabled people.
hate to say it overkill on staples .not really the right way to install pad he just made more work then needed .knee pads you don't need for carpet with pad would be more in your way then help.
lol whats his problem, no offence but its not as if most people cant fit carpet, clearly they wont be able to do as good of a job as tradesman such as yourself could, or nearly as quick, just took me two hourse just to put the under lay down in my room lol i'm 18 years of age and have never done it before but it looks pretty tidy :P
TO all you people out there responding to d mcbrinns comment , that was from me using my sons account , let me just tell you all relax i was only joking with the man. it just so happens i am the guy he had his first job with in the carpet buisness some 30 years ago and we were friends before that so i think that gives me the right to tease him a little, and to alll you experts if he's doing anything wrong, HE DIDNT LEARN IT FROM ME LOL!
When putting down pad I usually make the 2 pieces of pad touch both one side of the tack to the other side of the tack and cut threw the middle where the two pieces meet it’s faster and easier
Thanks. That was just terrific. I have an ollldd house, whose floors have shifted and made small gaps between the floor and wall. If I'm only adding pad and then rugs, what do u suggest for the gaps, before i nail down the pad. I really need that staple gun for when i build my chicken coop! Thanks again! sd
Fill the gaps with either pad or carpet scraps that will fill it up and be the correct height equal to the wood floor you have,and roll the padding right over the floor and staple it down it should be fine,
usually when we are laying our pad with wood floors we do the same as you and we tape all of our seams with masking tape and with concrete flloors we cut in the pad then run 3 to 4 lengths of masking tape down each wall half on the pad and half on the tack strip and always have the tape come all the way up to the corner of each tack strip to hold it in place and then run a long stretch of tape down the seams. Then step on the tape on the tack strip to set it in place. Just a tip for everyone
This tutorial is for plywood floor , commonly found on the second and upper levels of a house. On 1st floor/cement base, instead of using staples and hammer, you use glue/adhesive underneath the padding. Laying the padding down first and then folding it to get glue underneath the edges/seams is the way to go.
Which tool? The knife is a carpet knife with hook. And the stapler is a hammer style stapler also used in roofing but I think the roofing ones are larger.
I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.WHY NOT WALK THE PAD UP TO THE WALL INSTEAD OF PULLING IT? I HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS AND I HAVE BEEN DOING FLOORS FOR 20 YEARS,AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT DONE THAT WAY..NOW THE SECTION YOU PULLED FROM WILL BUCKEL BECAUSE IT'S NOT TIGHT TO THE TACKLESS,I WALK IT UP TO THE WALL THEN STAPLE IT,SO I HAVE A GOOD TIGHT STRECH,.THEN TRIM IT..GOOD VIDEO THOUGH,,
What would replace the stapler for concrete floor? I've seen just masking tape up the seam but that doesn't seem anywhere near as fixed as how you laid it. Would you recommend an adhesive or double sided tape for the underlay?
+Bobster986 there is no need to im a floor layer and it just keeps the pad from shifting while laying the carpet. Once you have carpet on top of the pad and stretched into place over the tack strip it wont go anywhere that is why you are supposed to trim the pad around a half inch from the tack strip to allow for the pad to "grow" and for any small shifting while the carpet is being laid out.
Bobster986 yea glueing down pad is how some do it here but we mess with apartments mostly so we dont generally do it as the carpet is replaced frequently. It should work fine for you but if you ever want to replace it its a little more labor to scrape up all the glue residue and bits of pad that wouldnt come up. i cant believe they wanted to use duct tape lol the only tape we use is a paper tape to mask the seam in between sheets of pad.
I DISAGREE WITH THE WAY YOU INSTALLED THAT PADDING,IT WILL BUCKEL WHEN THE CARPET IS KICKED IN,,IT'S NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY AT ALL,SORRY BUT THAT IS NOT THE WAY TO INSTALL PADDING,,""YOU MUST LEARN""
Don't think Dominick is laying the pad wrong,James im sayin it's a good video but not installed correctly,im aware everyone had their own method but when he was stapling it near the wall it was not stretched tight enough,and i have my own business for 20 years so don't talk like you know what your doing,.
I work with folks who have for 20 and 40 years padded to the strip directly with no problems and only benefit. I suggest everyone pads snug to the strip (not over of course) As for the staples I put the same amount in but I've seen much farther apart on ones I pull up. Heavier and higher quality the pad is the less staples you will need.
Hey Dmcbrinn... how bout charging a lot less for installation so that us low-income folks don't have to seek how-to videos. It goes both ways you know. Thank you ShowMe :)
Said it like a superhero “thanks and have fun with your floors”
There is more efficient way when it comes to saving material by running the 2 peace the short way.
good video, why are so many people concerned with staples. They cost what $4 for 10,000.
@@jaywebster265 use a multi tool,fastest way for sure
@@alejandrobarranco9582 less efficient
I hate when installers use that many staples, it makes it a pain for the next guy to come in and pull that up
exactly what I'm dealing with now ..
What this video fails to address is that not everyone is applying carpet pad to wood has. Some of us have concrete slab base.
staple like nailing or screwing ever 12 inches is cool,a few more where pads connect
Amen, brother. Amen.
What do you mean when you say pull that up?
Great job wished I’d known this before I watched the installer hack up my rug. I shouldn’t of paid him. Ruined a brand new build and beautiful carpet with his half axx work.
It is important to install carpet pad slick side up so that carpet will slide free on top without dragging the pad beneath. The bottom side of the pad is not coated and will tend to cling to whatever substrate over which it is laid.
Only one row of staples is necessary to hold pad at the ends. Padding may be stretched using the shuffle method or from a kneeling position rubbing a hand firmly against the surface to pull taught then secured by stapling.
When trimming pad I prefer to use a fixed blade utility knife. Utility blades are easily resharpened with only a few quick swipes on a flat stone. Carpet knives are bent which tends to cause soft padding to bunch up when pulled through.
To join pad along factory edge lengths, from the kneeling position, slide pad together with your leading hand until both sides are flush and gaps closed. Place staples close to the joint and about 2" apart. along the length.
As stated in the video, leave a gap between the pad and the tack strip. If during carpet stretching operations, padding should climb over the tack strip it will prevent the carpet backing from hooking onto the tack strip pins which hold it in place resulting in humps and wrinkles.
Could be. Pad is definitely designed as I've stated in the post.
+Kirk Hepburn How come people always write instructional comments on an instructional videos? That always has confused me. Also, don't tell beginners to use less than what a pro just told them. It's always best to use too much than not enough. Not to mention your insulting his video by doing so.
+Kirk Hepburn here's an idea: next time, u do the video and people can correct u! just an idea.
+SANDRATERESA DAVENPORT jb
@@allandonald6248it's good to give reasons for doing things in addition to simply stating how. Avoids the chance of someone missing the instruction and installing the pad upside down with a hundred staples making it pretty much impossible to pull it back up to correct.
I noticed some creaking from the subfloor. Will the pad and carpet eliminate the noise? Thanks!
No you need to screw down creak most likely
The only reason people call professionals to do the work in the first place is if they don't have time or they're too lazy to learn to do it themselves and save money...you'll always have work here because there is always people with more money then they know what to do with and they're either too busy or lazy to do what's needed themselves.
Best carpet pad install vid on youtube
that pulling back and soft measuring was so simple it had gone over my head. makes so much damn sense🤣
Really helpful...thank you:-)
Ambiguous points, What is this 1/4 inch stuff ? You did not clearly communicate which side of the pad goes up. Or what you mean when you say a 1/4 inch from the tack strip, It looks like I would be cutting the pad to short ? I could guess but if I guess wrong, well, Guessing wrong is not advised because I'll ruin my padding.
Wow, you must make a boat load of cash to afford to use that many staples. And I'd hate to be the guy ripping that up for the next install.
"afford to use that many staples?" lol..
LOL sounds like you get paid by the hour rather than per job. There are floor scrapers that are like 20 - 30 bucks and I'm sure every carpet installer has one somewhere in their van.
David Santos I just removed my carpet and wondered the same thing... thanks for the tip
Worst88 Very welcome!
Would have been nice to see how he lays the tack strips
The camera man either gets way too excited about carpet padding or needs emergency medical attention with how heavy hes breathing
WHAT ABOUT ON A NICE WOOD FLOOR, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT HOLES IN IT FOR IF YOU WANT TO PULL UP THE RUGS AND HAVE WOOD?
Me and my dad both install carpet, We do it a different way if I'm correct. I have some tips you may want to use, are you interested?
"Hi there" is my favourite part lol
Buy yourself a knife pouch! silly carrying around the knife in your hand.
Thx bro I'm more of the scrap pick up person but I need to help laying pad along with staples
Nice to see you stretch the pad prior to stapling. Makes a big difference.
Me imagino que es una parodia de como no se debe hacer no es así estimado, por que lo que veo es que todo esta mal hecho sin ningún detalle positivo, csm me cago que esta mal hecho ese trabajo o es una broma.
I think you can learn more about this on Stodoys plans.
Good video! Thanks for keeping it simple.
Is that hammer looking thing a staple Gun?
I was told by my Realtor to paint the floor with IAQ 9000 stuff, helps get rid of cat smell (just bought my place, and I'm sure they had cats before) Would you recommend? or another product? I pretty much have to do the whole house.
Killz
So, what size staples should be used?
Great trabajo senor 👍
You could've done 2 shots length towards the entryway if your room was under 12x12 and would have last waste
I sure could use my room done I would have to clean out the area that needs the repair done. I sure could use the help to do since they have me as disabled people.
hate to say it overkill on staples .not really the right way to install pad he just made more work then needed .knee pads you don't need for carpet with pad would be more in your way then help.
lol whats his problem, no offence but its not as if most people cant fit carpet, clearly they wont be able to do as good of a job as tradesman such as yourself could, or nearly as quick, just took me two hourse just to put the under lay down in my room lol i'm 18 years of age and have never done it before but it looks pretty tidy :P
your wish for us to have fun with our floors is not genuine. but with that being said....good job captain!!!!!!!
TO all you people out there responding to d mcbrinns comment , that was from me using my sons account , let me just tell you all relax i was only joking with the man. it just so happens i am the guy he had his first job with in the carpet buisness some 30 years ago and we were friends before that so i think that gives me the right to tease him a little, and to alll you experts if he's doing anything wrong, HE DIDNT LEARN IT FROM ME LOL!
Can u make that look any easier lol
Pad would be ready and carpet being layed out already by this point of the vid but we used to doing 200-300 yards by noonish then on to the next
When putting down pad I usually make the 2 pieces of pad touch both one side of the tack to the other side of the tack and cut threw the middle where the two pieces meet it’s faster and easier
My works too. Used Woodprix handbooks and build it with no problems.
I know he is just trying to help but pleas just contact a professional to do it for you on the side instead of contacting a company.
breaks over now its my turn, thanks for the tip, but your prowess with the blade is unmatched, made it look easy for sure, thanks again.
Can this be glued over old tile ? What type of adhesive would you recommend
Now show us how you put it down on a concrete floor where you can not stretch it or staple it.
Those shoes are classic
Just kidding i know that the carpet is not allowed to eat cuz it make you choke.
Thanks. That was just terrific. I have an ollldd house, whose floors have shifted and made small gaps between the floor and wall. If I'm only adding pad and then rugs, what do u suggest for the gaps, before i nail down the pad. I really need that staple gun for when i build my chicken coop! Thanks again! sd
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+Fernando Sosa See that's just wonderful. People are always so helpful on youtube.
Fill the gaps with either pad or carpet scraps that will fill it up and be the correct height equal to the wood floor you have,and roll the padding right over the floor and staple it down it should be fine,
that is why you put base board on.
Can you use a regular staple gun or do you need that hammer staple gun you used?
Thank you!
So thanks for allowing us to use this informational video.
Would have Saved more time and padding rolling it out the short way of the room
thanks, How much is this carpet? please
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When stretching the pad you can also you use your feet just make sure you kind slide in it not push it to the ground
I will have the pros like you do it for me!!!
Alguien me puede decir como se llama esa alfombra para piso?
He thinks you were hitting it with a hammer :)
usually when we are laying our pad with wood floors we do the same as you and we tape all of our seams with masking tape and with concrete flloors we cut in the pad then run 3 to 4 lengths of masking tape down each wall half on the pad and half on the tack strip and always have the tape come all the way up to the corner of each tack strip to hold it in place and then run a long stretch of tape down the seams. Then step on the tape on the tack strip to set it in place. Just a tip for everyone
What if it concrete and not wood?
Maybe Dominick is laying the pad wrong. Great video. Once you lay and stretch the carpet it will be fine.
Good video!
Great video! Loved how you cut the padding between the pad and the tack strip. It automatically leaves the required gap.
Do you have to buy those tools or can u just use a staple gun
Jajaja no good
Pice work or by the hour?
hey mark ,just fkn with ya this my kids page
Do you install the tackstrip first and then lay down the pad ??
Strip was already laid but typically yes
What size t50 staples?
This guy moves about as fast as pond water! How do you financially survive?
what is the diffrence between padding and underlaying
U could just use tape
great thank you
Am I suppose to put wood on top of the concrete before putting pads down?
This tutorial is for plywood floor , commonly found on the second and upper levels of a house. On 1st floor/cement base, instead of using staples and hammer, you use glue/adhesive underneath the padding. Laying the padding down first and then folding it to get glue underneath the edges/seams is the way to go.
set both long walls and cut excess along overlap in middle your boss should teach you dont relief cut pad or buy your own blades
What is the tool called that he's using.. love the video thanks for sharing
Which tool? The knife is a carpet knife with hook. And the stapler is a hammer style stapler also used in roofing but I think the roofing ones are larger.
Frustated Person.
mcoyid How can you tell?
I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.WHY NOT WALK THE PAD UP TO THE WALL INSTEAD OF PULLING IT? I HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS AND I HAVE BEEN DOING FLOORS FOR 20 YEARS,AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT DONE THAT WAY..NOW THE SECTION YOU PULLED FROM WILL BUCKEL BECAUSE IT'S NOT TIGHT TO THE TACKLESS,I WALK IT UP TO THE WALL THEN STAPLE IT,SO I HAVE A GOOD TIGHT STRECH,.THEN TRIM IT..GOOD VIDEO THOUGH,,
Very nice 👍
Thanks mate
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what if I just want to replace a section of padding (roughly 3x3) under the carpet, but keep the carpet itself intact?
Pull the carpet back from where u want to fix cut out section lay new piece throw carpet back ovr and kick bubbles out
Very good video!. Nice tutorial.
So im assuming that concrete floor uses glue??
Or duct tape
Well done
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What would replace the stapler for concrete floor? I've seen just masking tape up the seam but that doesn't seem anywhere near as fixed as how you laid it. Would you recommend an adhesive or double sided tape for the underlay?
spray glue for carpet pad on cement.
Hit it harder with the stapler
No why would you make life more complicated? Worst88 Spray glue is way easier.
Just use duct tape strips. half on the pad, half on the tack strip. 2ft piece every 10-15ft. Never moves again.
He cut that second cut PERFECT!!!
instalación para mala bro
Thanks for the post.
break time
Great video, I'm going to do my house soon, but I have a cement main floor. How do I secure the padding to the floor without staples? Thanks!
tape
+Bobster986 there is no need to im a floor layer and it just keeps the pad from shifting while laying the carpet. Once you have carpet on top of the pad and stretched into place over the tack strip it wont go anywhere that is why you are supposed to trim the pad around a half inch from the tack strip to allow for the pad to "grow" and for any small shifting while the carpet is being laid out.
Brandon Cole Thanks, but it's already done. I had them use a adhesive on the edges and I refused them to use duct tape.
Bobster986 yea glueing down pad is how some do it here but we mess with apartments mostly so we dont generally do it as the carpet is replaced frequently. It should work fine for you but if you ever want to replace it its a little more labor to scrape up all the glue residue and bits of pad that wouldnt come up. i cant believe they wanted to use duct tape lol the only tape we use is a paper tape to mask the seam in between sheets of pad.
I DISAGREE WITH THE WAY YOU INSTALLED THAT PADDING,IT WILL BUCKEL WHEN THE CARPET IS KICKED IN,,IT'S NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY AT ALL,SORRY BUT THAT IS NOT THE WAY TO INSTALL PADDING,,""YOU MUST LEARN""
Don't think Dominick is laying the pad wrong,James im sayin it's a good video but not installed correctly,im aware everyone had their own method but when he was stapling it near the wall it was not stretched tight enough,and i have my own business for 20 years so don't talk like you know what your doing,.
Thanks a lot bud.
Oh SNAP Santos!!
this guy is obviously high
What if it is a concrete subfloor?
+Matt K. Stacy poor a small bead of contact cement along the edges of the pad. You do not need a lot to hold the pad in place.
Carpet pad adhesive, it's just glue and works just as the staples would.
Fuckin lieeesss just use tape and throw carpet on top if u a dog aint shit gona move
I work with folks who have for 20 and 40 years padded to the strip directly with no problems and only benefit.
I suggest everyone pads snug to the strip (not over of course)
As for the staples I put the same amount in but I've seen much farther apart on ones I pull up. Heavier and higher quality the pad is the less staples you will need.
NICE BRA
Thanks for the tips!!
Thanks
Hey Dmcbrinn... how bout charging a lot less for installation so that us low-income folks don't have to seek how-to videos. It goes both ways you know. Thank you ShowMe :)