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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.

If you're sitting a wall on top of the cut edge, then life (the lazy way)
is fairly simple. Use "carpet tape" (duct tape is an acceptable, albeit
inferior for _this_ purpose, substitute) and 'tape' the edge. i.e. run the
tape lengthwise down the cut edge, and fold it over the top and under
the bottom of the carpet.

If you have an 'open' edge, where you're just transitioning from carpet
to bare floor -- e.g. in a doorway -- then you want to use one of the
metal edging strips _made_ for that purpose.

Note: to 'do things right', you'll need to investigate _how_ the carpet
is currently put down to the floor. You may be in for some 'rude surprises'.

If it was 'done right', there is 'tack strip' around all the edges, and the
carpet was stretched and hooked to the tacks on that strip. there will likely
be foam padding under the carpet. The "right" way, in this scenario
involves _new_ "tack-strip" installed on the 'carpeted' side of any walls
you put up. You cut the carpet a bit oversize, roll it back, build the
wall, install the tack-strip, *stretch* the carpet into place, and 'trim to
fit'.

'Cheap' carpet may have been *glued* directly to the concrete. Or, it has
'built in' padding, and that padding is glued to the floor. This makes for
"great fun" (not!!) in getting back to a clean, 'usable' bare floor.