Preparation

Before Installing Carpet

Apart from choosing the carpet, preparation is one of the first and most important aspects of carpet installation, to ensure it will have a long life. Before installing carpet, remove the old carpet and padding, and vacuum the floor when it is cleared.

As far as is possible and convenient, you should also remove all furniture from the room in readiness for the carpet installation. This will make it much easier for installing carpet in the area, and will result in a better quality job. Before installing carpet you should also ascertain whether the new carpet would impede the opening of doors. If you can, obtain a sample of the carpet to test it before the carpet installation begins. It may be necessary to have the doors removed and shaved. If so, it is better to know this and have it done before installing carpet, rather than finding out too late that it is needed.

Even if you have a firm of professionals doing the carpet installation, it is a good idea to read up on the procedure beforehand so that you have an idea of how to install carpet. In this way you can watch as the work is done, to make sure it is being carried out to your satisfaction. Before the carpet installation gets under way, ventilate the room by opening windows and doors.