If your room is wider than 15 feet or has an l or other shape try to plan as few seams as possible and avoid putting seams in high traffic areas.
Do you install wardrobe organizers on top of carpet.
Carpeting is sold in 9 foot 12 foot and 15 foot widths.
Texture carpet or twist carpet is the most popular indoor carpet style it uses two toned yarn and has a tightly twisted construction that resists absorbing dirt.
If you cut the carpet only cut it back far enough to sit the toe kick on the floor just enough to where the carpet goes under it.
Mobuddy i use advance in glossy.
Fold the carpet back halfway and remove the backing from the tape in the exposed area of the floor.
If bm has their own great.
This will allow you to make minor adjustments to the size of the carpet until the last minute.
If the closet is wide enough use a knee kicker to stretch the carpet over the tack strips.
It looks like you are working on a.
Installing carpet is a job you can do yourself to save money.
When you pull up the carpet and baseboard you ll see the tack strip.
If you are using a satin finish which i wouldn t for cabinets then yes give it a coat.
If you do not take enough off the carpet is going to want to bulge.
Indoor carpet has three main types of carpet constructions from which to choose based on your needs and style.
If you re lucky you ll be able to install your wall to wall carpet in one seamless piece.
Then sit the toe kick on the proper size blocking so it sits level.
Soft to the touch and subdued in appearance texture carpet is a popular choice for family rooms and bedrooms.
Install the carpet onto the tack strips just as you did with the room installation.
You must use a new blade in your razor knife when making the cut and it must be a perfect cut as well.
If you want a really snug fit along the walls leave the backing on the tape around the perimeter of the room not on the x s.
Water based polys won t yellow.
You ll probably want a tool called a knee kicker carpet stretcher to properly re attach the carpet to the tack strip.
Shoot a row of nails into the floor just behind where the toe kick will sit through the carpet to hold it from moving before you cut the carpet.
There is no need to top coat it.
If you want a non yellowing oil paint then use fine paints of europe hollandlac.
You can rent them or cobble one together yourself.