Fixing subfloor under carpet.
To slice carpet or not to look underneath.
Unless you know how to levitate carpeting gets all matted and crushed.
The key to installing professional looking carpet is to take your time and give each section the same amount of care and attention.
More laborious than the waterfall technique for novices it can produce a cleaner crisper look because you don t have to deal with trying to tighten up uncooperative carpeting.
If it doesn t have a floor vent go to the basement look up.
The cuts do this for you.
Demolition there s no way to fix the subfloor under carpet without pulling up the carpet.
A cut in a carpet may get worse over time if left as is.
Your contractor will start in the corner of the room and use a flat pry bar to get the edge of the carpet up off the tack strips and to remove the tack strips themselves.
Between ceiling joists you may be able to catch a glimpse.
Again tuck your fingers underneath to see if the wood continues or not before removing the carpet.
Repair slices slits and cuts with carpet seam tape a hot glue gun or an adhesive carpet patch and carpet glue.
What may look like full wood stairs with a runner may just be beautiful wood on the edges.
It s important to choose a contractor with flooring.
9 matting and crushing.
Unroll the carpet as you go separating it into more manageable strips.
When the carpet is new it looks so fluffy and welcoming but after a bit of wear it takes on that smooshed look.
How to fix slits in carpet.
Cut two or three feet then scoot back and resume cutting from a comfortable position.