Jordy Buck
Member
I just did my first job with cushion back. 50 yards on concrete. I trowled out regular brown carpet glue over all floor. I happened to talk with a builder today about it and he said I only needed to glue the edges and seams because that's all he's ever seen done on his jobs. I'm of the opinion the builder has used crappy carpet guys, but since I've no other experience with cushion back, I figured I'd ask what's common.
Two other questions:
How would you install it on a wooden stairway? I stapled it upholstered style and put some glue on the treads for additional support because I figured it'd come loose without some glue.
How would you attach a cushion back hallway to regular carpet-on-pad bedrooms? The customer was adamant against nail-down metal seam bars. I thought about doing a double glue down on the regular carpet in the bedroom doorway then just using contact cement to glue both ends together. I ended up using a little ramping to even the height difference, gluing down the seam tape, and running a regular hot seam. wasn't really sure and I'm certain the situation is out of CRI standards anyways. But, it sealed well and looks solid.
Two other questions:
How would you install it on a wooden stairway? I stapled it upholstered style and put some glue on the treads for additional support because I figured it'd come loose without some glue.
How would you attach a cushion back hallway to regular carpet-on-pad bedrooms? The customer was adamant against nail-down metal seam bars. I thought about doing a double glue down on the regular carpet in the bedroom doorway then just using contact cement to glue both ends together. I ended up using a little ramping to even the height difference, gluing down the seam tape, and running a regular hot seam. wasn't really sure and I'm certain the situation is out of CRI standards anyways. But, it sealed well and looks solid.
