Folding Carpet Edge

Finishing raw carpet edges.

Folding carpet edge.

If you want to make an area rug from a carpet remnant or from a swath of broadloom carpet off a roll there are several options for finishing the edges to prevent fraying. Like all carpet installation procedures this is heavy duty work but it is a relatively straightforward process. Because carpeting is so thick you will have to prepare the carpet by scoring it before you fold it. Folding the carpet edges under is one solution to this situation.

Cut the carpet with a slotted blade knife so that it is even with the edge of the tile. Because carpeting is so thick you will have to prepare the carpet by scoring it before you fold it. The most common choices for carpet finishing are binding serging and fringing. Be careful not to unravel the carpet.

How to install a stair. How about double sided carpet tape to hold the edges down. I like the idea of duct tape too. Like all carpet installation procedures this is heavy duty work but it is a relatively straightforward process.

Generally speaking however these aren t techniques you can do yourself. Folding carpet edges may be easier if you sandwich a metal or wooden ruler between the two carpet surfaces and press down hard with your hands. If that doesn t stretch the fibers back into place use double sided carpet tape to fix a 12 inch cork backed ruler to the carpet s backside along each edge leading up to the offending corner. It comes in a tube and will stop the raveling.

Use the carpet kicker and stretch the carpet over the tacks and past the tack strip by 1 4 inch. Rather it requires that you have a professional do the work with. Step 5 tuck the end of the carpet into the gap between the tack strip and the tile by using a stair tool or a putty knife. There s a product called thread stop i believe.