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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