Double Glue Down Carpet

When padding is not desirable the carpet ends up directly on top of the concrete.

Double glue down carpet. Double glue down carpet installation often called double stick installation. The double glue installation method is a standard approach to cushioned carpet in the commercial setting. This is similar to direct glue down installation except that we first glue a pad to the floor and then glue the carpet to the pad. The process involves adhering the cushion to the floor followed by adhering the carpet to the installed cushion.

Roll the carpet back up. Whether for a basement enclosed porch or a finished garage you can use carpet to cover concrete floors. It is similar to direct glue down installation with one exception. Dramatically reduces carpet wear and extends appearance retention.

The carpet pad should be a densified pad which is made specifically for double glue down carpet installation. Installing carpet directly over concrete can be a do it yourself project if using the glue down method. In both steps only adhesives identified by the adhesive manufacturer as appropriate for double glue installations are used. Improves carpet appearance retention underfoot comfort and overall performance.

The exception is that a pad is first glued to the floor and then glue the carpet to the pad. Double stick is where a high density cushion designed for double stick is adhered to the substrate with either a pressure sensitive adhesive or a multi purpose adhesive depending on the manufacturer s recommendations. Helps reduce body stress and fatigue. 1 unroll carpet and rough cut i.

Double glue down is generally called double stick installation. Simplifies carpet bordering and inlaying. The pad for this type of installation can not be any carpet pad but a densified pad made specifically for this type of installation. This method combines the stability of direct glue down carpet with the cushioning benefits of a separate cushion stretch in installation as outlined below.

Once the cushion is fully adhered to the substrate carpet is glued directly to the cushion thus a double stick installation. This form of carpet installation requires gluing down the pad to the subfloor and the carpet to the pad. This underlayment reduces carpet fatigue and can be installed via double glue or conventional method. Suitable for wheeled traffic areas.