Unless you've got some kinda strange carpet you shouldn't worry about it
unraveling. If it's wall to wall carpet, the carpetlayers lay it out on
your driveway and cut it to size, then carry it into the house. It
doesn't come apart when they do that.

dave

"Tony D." wrote:

Hi
I am setting up a wood shop in a basement that is carpeted over a
cement floor. I need to cut the rug away from the shop area, before I
partition it.
But I don't want the rug to unravel where I cut it. Do you think if I
install 2 face carpet tape all along the area where it is cut that
will hold it together, and/or maybe position the bottom plate of the
partition over the "seam" securing the bottom plate with anchors into
the cement (not through the rug),this would keep the carpet from
fraying?
Hope this makes sense?
Thanks, Tony D.