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What You'll Need
Paint brush
Duct tape
Tape measure
Electric drill
Tack strips
Hammer
Staple gun
Knee kick stretcher
What You'll Need
Paint brush
Duct tape
Tape measure
Electric drill
Tack strips
Hammer
Staple gun
Knee kick stretcher
If you wish to finish your basement remodeling project with carpet on the floor, you will need to know how to install the carpet over the existing concrete floor. With only a few basic tools, you can carpet a room with a bare concrete floor by following these seven simple steps.
Step 1 - Apply Waterproofing Paint
After sweeping the floor and removing all debris, coat the floor surface with waterproofing paint. Allow 24 hours for the paint to dry. If the humidity in the room is high, allow an extra day for drying. You can speed up drying while removing paint fumes if you open the windows and place several large fans near the windows to exhaust the air.
Step 2 - Cover Floor With Plastic Sheeting
Lay a cover of plastic sheeting over the waterproofed floor. Use duct tape to seal the seams in these sheets. Tape the sheeting to the floor at the edges. Be sure the tape doesn't cover all the trim; otherwise, the tape will be exposed when the carpet has been laid.
Step 3 - Lay Plywood
Next, you'll lay sheets of plywood on the plastic. Since the plywood sheets will not perfectly fit the floor, you'll need to cut plywood pieces to fit in the irregular spaces. Divide the room into squares that will be the same size as the plywood sheets you'll be laying. Doing so will help you determine the size of the plywood pieces to be cut. When all sheets are cut, begin laying them on the plastic, one sheet at a time, until the entire floor is covered with plywood.
Step 4 - Attach Plywood to the Floor
Using your drill, apply a concrete screw through the plywood into the concrete floor. Screws should be inserted along the edges of the plywood every 12-inches.
Step 5 - Attach Tack Strips
Using your hammer and nails, attach tack strips to the surface of the plywood along the edges of the wall.
Step 6 - Attach Padding
Cut enough padding to cover the entire floor, then lay the padding in place applying staples to the corners and centers of the pads. The staples will hold the pad in place while you're laying the carpet.
Step 7 - Lay and Attach your Carpet
Lay your carpet over the padding, keeping two-inches of carpet above the edges where the wall meets the floor. When the carpet is in place, begin cutting along the edges. If necessary, use a straight edge to ensure that the cuts are straight.
Tuck the carpet edges into the wall-floor corners and below the bottom edge of the baseboard. Be sure the carpet is pressed down onto the tack strips so that the strip nails grip it. Use a knee kicker to stretch the carpet on the far side of the room from where you attached the first carpet edge. Finally, cut the excess carpet away at the edges.
Installing indoor/outdoor carpet in your garage can be a great way to prevent dirt and mud from being tracked into the house. It’s fairly inexpensive and only needs small pieces of carpet tape to hold it down.
Attaching the carpet with tape, rather than glue, makes it easy to replace when it becomes worn and damaged. Make sure the floor is clean prior to installation, or the tape won’t stick.
Watch this video to find out more.
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bill owens Says:
April 18th, 2019 at 8:27 amcarpet in a garage is a fire hazard? Says who?
A ‘property inspector’ is not qualified to comment on this.
Check NFPA regulations.
Mike Says:
August 5th, 2017 at 1:51 pmI’m a property inspector. Installing carpet in a garage is fire hazard. don’t do it.
Rons Says:
November 7th, 2012 at 4:42 pmWhere did u purchase that garage carpet & how much did it cost?
sonya Says:
April 1st, 2011 at 2:07 pmOh, well. Thanks for responding. I guess we’ll have to live with it.
Ben Erickson Says:
March 31st, 2011 at 8:00 amHi Sonya,
Since most glues are meant to be permanent, it can be hard to remove them. Glues that are not waterproof can often be broken down by soaking the item in hot water. Solvents like denatured alcohol, mineral spirits, and acetone may work on some glues. Other more permanent glues, like epoxy glue, can be next to impossible to remove once cured.
sonya Says:
March 30th, 2011 at 11:32 pmwhat if glue was used and you want to remove it? how do you remove it?
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