Installation with Carpet Tape

It’s easy – Some tools you will need are:

• Utility Knife with extra blades
• Stiff Putty Knife
• Measuring Tape
• Scissors
• Double-Faced Carpet Tape (preferably KangaTape^®brand)

Step One: Prepare the Room

• Remove all furniture and old carpeting
• Sweep and vacuum floor
• Remove doors
• Check room measurements
• If possible pre-cut the carpet 4”- 6” larger than room size (Note: No need to remove baseboards)

Step Two: Install the Carpet

• Place tape around the perimeter of the room, leave cover on for now
• Lay 24” strips every 4 feet in the middle of the room
• Center the carpet piece in the room allowing 2”- 3” excess to run up walls
• Fold 1/2 of the carpet back over itself
• Remove protective cover from the tape
• Replace the carpet, smoothing from center of the room towards walls
• Repeat for other half of room

Step Three: Trim the Carpet 

On the sides to be trimmed:

• Use putty knife to crease carpet between floor and wall
• Use the KangaTools Utility Knife to trim excess carpet
• Walk along edge to fasten carpet securely to tape
• Now enjoy your new carpet

Download an Installation Guide here for Carpet Tape

Tips:

• Be sure to measure to the center of doorways and to the back of closets
• If you have to make a seam, do it first! (see seaming section)
• Leave the protective tape cover on tape until final steps
• To save steps, if one wall has no thresholds or projections, butt the carpet up to the wall and trim the other three sides
• When cutting carpet, use sharp blades and hold the knife almost parallel to the floor while cutting in the crease
• Door bottoms may have to be trimmed to allow for clearance once carpet is installed.