Carpet laying

[Sidewinder]

OK,

I have been given a large piece of very expensive carpet, used but in very good condition.

We are "doing" our bathroom and the carpet was shot, hence we took the offer of the "new" piece.

Thinking of having a go at laying it myself. Things being tight money wise at the moment.

Has anyone goot any good hints or tips (not sarcastic please O) ) as to laying carpets?

I have laid cusion floor and refitted carpets before, though without a stretcher they never seem very good, however, I should be able to borrow a stretcher for this.

Oh, and, get a carpet fitter in is not really what we want to do! :innocent

Thanks,

 

[sprocketflup]

Does it have a backing?

 

[Sidewinder]

Thanks sprocketflup,

Cord/hessian backed, have the expensive underlay to go with it too!

Underlay also very expensive heavy duty/luxury stuff.

Floor is concrete btw.

 

[revjames]

you will need griprods rto go tound the edges, you will need masonry nails instead of the pins that come with it or even drill and rawlplug it. leave about 6mm between the wall and the griprod. As you use the stretcher use a wide bolster to push the cut edge of the carpet down behind the griprod. Works for me.

 

[sprocketflup]

Knee kickers can be picked up quite cheaply now, mine was

 

[a1]

I have just layed our bedroom carpet, Sidey.

I bought the Knee stretcher/kiker for

 

[Sidewinder]

Thanks guys,

Admin, was not sure which thread to put this in, it's slightly related to I put it in the Q&A, gues here is better.

I know about the grippers guys thanks & I already have them, and some Oboe nails.

Also some tapcons & plugs & screws in case it gets nasty!

Rev, really did not know how much gap to leave, thanks for that.

Wife put the carpet before last down, however, it was a real temp job, it was a cheapo offcut and we just taped the edges as we knew it would have to come up again soon.

The last one was "professionally" fitted, and it didn't seem that great.

No skirtings though so we'll have to be careful with the cut lines!

Gonna get some odd shapes around the pan & sink to cut too!

Will let you know how it goes, not doing it this w/e though!

Admin, may take you up on that, I'll be in touch, thanks.

Thanks guys.

 

[kme]

I think I have one "kicking around" Snakehips.............

Will look it out

 

[Sidewinder]

Thanks KME

 

[kerching]

I got a kicker and bolster from screwfix 2 years ago. cheaper of the 2 kickers and the plastic bolster. Plastic is better around toilets and tiled areas....also v. handy for 'knocking accessories level' if you see what I mean. USe a hooked blade on Stanley Knife [saves marking skirting boards]. Start from longest straightest wall and remember you can always cut it shorter but you can't cut it longer :coat

 

[Larnacaman]

Not trying to be a Killjoy here, .....But carpets in bathrooms isn't very hygienic, and not generally advised or recommended. Especially where a WC is also present!!

Cushion flooring or tiles etc is far better suited to Bathrooms and kitchen type areas....

 

[revjames]

you may have a point. I have visited more than one carpeted bathroom where there have been mushrooms growing around the toilet!

 

[Sidewinder]

Thanks Guys,

The "mushrooms" bit is one reason I want to fit it myself!

The piece of carpet I have been given is enough to do the room 3 times!

IF I can fit it myself, thus basically for nowt, I can change it every couple/few years.

I can store the carpet rolled in my attic.

I would like to tile & fit underfloor heating, however, the floor level is a little high in comparison to the hall way for this, I don't want a step up into the bathroom!

Nor do I really want to raise the suite or tile around it really, nor lift the whole floor & re-lay, especially as I am working my socks off to clear my debts! Thus no time and no money. Victim of the banks messing up the economy see!

 

[kme]

Now then.

I`ve got a "spare" UTH400 warmup coil - enough to do a standard bathroom. I can also provide some assistance with the work ( though I don`t profess to be a tiler )

If you`re interested...........

 

[a2]

As long as the 'males' in the house are a good aim i cant see why not have a carpet in the bathroom.

 

[sprocketflup]

As long as the 'males' in the house are a good aim i cant see why not have a carpet in the bathroom.

outrageous.... Ill have to make sure I dont need the loo if I come to call then :Welcome:

 

[Larnacaman]

It's not just us males missing the pot at times....haha!! It also has a lot to do with flushing after our No 2's. It's been proven that micro organism's will escape in a plume during flushing, which is the reason behind not having towel hangers within 1.5m of the WC. (for obvious reasons ...lol!!) Also the reason why Carpets in bathrooms are considered unhygienic is not encouraged, because they can't be disinfected easily or as thoroughly as with tiles, vinyl or other hard surface flooring

 

[PaulSC]

I've fitted carpet in bathrooms before a temporary measure. If the previous one was 'professionally' fitted, lay it out in the garden/drive and use it as a template for the new one. If not, use newspaper of lining paper to get the basic shapes of the loo/sink which you can then transfer to the posh carpet.

And don't forget to fit gripper rods around the curves of the loo/sink. Cut them into small sections and simply follow the shape, maintaining the same distance as others have already mentioned. May be easier on these smaller sections to 'no more nails' or similar.

Good luck. Photo's of finished job?

 

[Sidewinder]

PauSC,

Can't use the original as a template it went in the bin in August!

We have been on bare concrete since then!!!

Was thinking about the curves around the sink/pan.

Had thought about the small lengths bit but had not thought about the no more nails bit.

Thanks.

 

[Zeespark]

Can you not lift the toilet pan to fit the carpet underneather at all?

AndyGuinness