Attention carpet installers!

[SimmonsFlooring]

I have been in flooring for 14yrs. I use seam sealer along transition to hard surfaces when the carpet tucks directly to hard surface.

 

[SimmonsFlooring]

Another thing I have noticed, sometimes using Z-bar along tile or wood creates an odd look along the hard surface compared to tucking directly

 

[TOTRR]

Do you normally work on wood substrates, or concrete?

Mike

 

[DarisMulkin]

Do you normally work on wood substrates, or concrete?

Mike

If it is not wood or concrete, what is the surface you work on?

Daris

 

[TOTRR]

Some areas of the country are primarily wood, while here in Texas we only see wood floors upstairs. I was just trying to determine the posters thinking and while the difference is not much overall it can impact the use of z bar. I generally oppose the use of adhesives in the gully at transitions due to the damage it will do, if and when it's necessary to re-stretch or take the carpet up for some reason.

Mike

 

[havasu]

Hell, that house was sold nearly a year ago. The question was posed because I had never seen that installation technique.

 

[Z-Carpet]

I was taught to use latex seam sealer in the tack strip gully between stretch carpet and ceramic or wood to protect the edge of the carpet. In a pinch I'll use regular glue down seam sealer------it's just a little sloppy. I believe you ought to squeeze something of that nature down in there. Caulk? I don't know. It's latex, right?

i was taught to use seam sealer as well

 

[Nick]

Good One Z.