Cutting Up The Carpet

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Cutting up the carpet.

Cutting carpet is mostly a matter of getting through the backing which is the hard flat side that lays flush against the floor. If you are trying to salvage the floor underneath make sure you do not cut grooves in the floor with the knife. A few carpet cutting techniques in your arsenal of skills allows you to cut both straight edges and tricky shapes with confidence. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall.

Outline your cuts with a marker before making them with the knife. Instead of raking your blade across the carpet and through the padding to make a cut just make a 4 5 inch hole and use your fingers to pull the carpet up with one hand then cut the raised carpet. Point the blade downward and touch the tip to your starting point on the carpet. Use a utility knife or carpet knife to slice the carpet into manageable strips and roll the strips up as you go.

I have shown 3 ways on how this can be achieved. Carpet is much easier to cut from the back than from the front. Don t jam the blade into the carpet too deeply. The backing is flat with no thick pile to get in your way.

Since carpet is constructed with rows of fibers it. Of carpet and cut it into easy to handle strips photo 1. And for the. Cutting carpet gives installers a comparison of two different methods to cut carpet.

Then press down just enough to pierce the carpet s tough backing. Been asked by a few individuals on tips and tricks on how to cut in carpet. Flip it when it comes to cutting carpet of any type flipping it over first makes the job immensely easier. Even though it s n.