Next unroll the carpet padding from one side of the room to the other and slice it off with a box cutter.
How to lay a rug.
When laying an area rug over a hard surface such as hardwood flooring the biggest concern about the rug s movement is that it will slide around.
Lay area rugs in your bedroom at the foot and sides of the bed.
The bed is on the shorter wall because of doors and windows in the room.
Then roll out the carpet leaving 3 4 inches of.
Installing carpet does require some careful planning accurate measurements and a moderate amount of strength but it can be done over a weekend.
When laying the rug over carpet however the concern is more about the rug wrinkling or rippling which presents a big tripping hazard wrinkling will occur because as one area of the rug is stepped on it will shift assuming it is not properly.
For example lay a rug between the bed and dresser in front of your closet or wardrobe or add a chair to an empty corner and place a rug in front of it.
Learning how to install carpet can seem like a daunting project mainly because some of the specialized tools might be unfamiliar.
The process is straightforward however and you can rent carpet installation tools.
To install carpet start by nailing the tack strips to the floor using 2 nails for each strip.
In the living room placing a rug gets a little trickier but it still all depends on the size of your space and your plans for laying out your furniture according to loloi you have three main.
Based on the shape of the room we would place the rug to go with the shape of the room 9x 12 rug but this only gives 13 of rug on either side of the bed.