I'm soon to fit the landing carpet in the renovation I am doing and the
landing is over 4 metres in length so will need a joint.

The carpet is hessian backed and to be laid over underlay and secured at its
edges by gripper rod.

I don't have a carpet iron to allow me to perform an edge to edge joint in
the normal manner using hot melt carpet joining tape.

I know the double or single sided tape method is inferior and not good over
time. In fact it's bad as I understand it and I won't be using it..

I have access to an old clothes iron ( that could be scrapped afterwards ),
hot melt glue sticks as required, and a variety of substrates to reinforce
the joint ( hessian, galvanised and perforated very thin and flexible steel
sheet, etc ).

I know the clothes iron won't allow jointing from above due to its width and
unavailable access from above the joint..
I know joints using a proper carpet iron and hot melt tape can be almost
invisible and lasting.
What about jointing from the hessian side ( IE below )

How would I do it for best results.

How best can I ensure a good edge to edge joint when joining from the
hessian side.

The width at the joint is only about 1 metre.

What do you suggest I do on a limited budget.

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JDT2Q wrote:
I'm soon to fit the landing carpet in the renovation I am doing and
the landing is over 4 metres in length so will need a joint.

The carpet is hessian backed and to be laid over underlay and secured
at its edges by gripper rod.

I don't have a carpet iron to allow me to perform an edge to edge
joint in the normal manner using hot melt carpet joining tape.

I know the double or single sided tape method is inferior and not
good over time. In fact it's bad as I understand it and I won't be
using it..
I have access to an old clothes iron ( that could be scrapped
afterwards ), hot melt glue sticks as required, and a variety of
substrates to reinforce the joint ( hessian, galvanised and
perforated very thin and flexible steel sheet, etc ).

I know the clothes iron won't allow jointing from above due to its
width and unavailable access from above the joint..
I know joints using a proper carpet iron and hot melt tape can be
almost invisible and lasting.
What about jointing from the hessian side ( IE below )

How would I do it for best results.

How best can I ensure a good edge to edge joint when joining from the
hessian side.

The width at the joint is only about 1 metre.

What do you suggest I do on a limited budget.

Get a carpet fitter in for a few quid cash. Cheaper than screwing it up.


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

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JDT2Q wrote:
I'm soon to fit the landing carpet in the renovation I am doing and
the landing is over 4 metres in length so will need a joint.

The carpet is hessian backed and to be laid over underlay and secured
at its edges by gripper rod.

I don't have a carpet iron to allow me to perform an edge to edge
joint in the normal manner using hot melt carpet joining tape.

I know the double or single sided tape method is inferior and not
good over time. In fact it's bad as I understand it and I won't be
using it..
I have access to an old clothes iron ( that could be scrapped
afterwards ), hot melt glue sticks as required, and a variety of
substrates to reinforce the joint ( hessian, galvanised and
perforated very thin and flexible steel sheet, etc ).

I know the clothes iron won't allow jointing from above due to its
width and unavailable access from above the joint..
I know joints using a proper carpet iron and hot melt tape can be
almost invisible and lasting.
What about jointing from the hessian side ( IE below )

How would I do it for best results.

How best can I ensure a good edge to edge joint when joining from the
hessian side.

The width at the joint is only about 1 metre.

What do you suggest I do on a limited budget.

Get a carpet fitter in for a few quid cash. Cheaper than screwing it up.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



Ecky thump Dave that was quick.

The thing is I've lots of this carpet available.

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JDT2Q wrote:
How best can I ensure a good edge to edge joint when joining from the
hessian side.

The width at the joint is only about 1 metre.

What do you suggest I do on a limited budget.

In the old days it would be sewn. No reason not to do that now on such a
small length.

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