Carpets are still considered the epitome of warm and soft underfoot comfort, but this is not equally required in all areas of a room. We show you, how you can combine carpets and hard coverings into true all-rounders.
Carpet in the window area
Carpet is naturally sensitive to moisture and pressure. These are problems, which occur in this combination especially in the window area - due to heavy plant pots. The solution: Do not lay the carpet to the edge along the light-flooded window, but put two or three rows of floor tiles there. This creates a sufficiently wide strip, on which the heavy pots point without consequences- and can be moved here and even spilled irrigation water does not cause any damage.
The best way to lay the carpet here is to use full-surface adhesion
before. In case water spills, you are at least safe from undesired bulging of the carpet. In order to avoid later odor and above all health problems caused by the floor covering, should all products, SMOKEY LINE Augen Make-up TUTORIAL (putty, primer and dispersion adhesive) comply with the ECl standard (particularly low emissions). caution: Not all adhesives are suitable for all carpet backings. While for the increasingly rare foam backs all under construction- Use the glue offered by a retailer or retailer-
can become, you need an adhesive that is particularly suitable for fleece backing (see picture below).
The quantity of adhesive applied is also important, which you can dose via the toothed spatula size. There is no rule of thumb, the manufacturer's specifications range from 100 to 700 g/qm. Important: One of the two sides (carpet backing or subfloor) must be absorbent, so that the glue water can dry off.
A good and careful adhesion is also important for the later ability of the floor to be reused.
One-piece transition rails
between the tile covering and the carpet are always worked into the tile adhesive and thus fixed. The top leg of the rail should be this wide, that it covers the exposed carpet edge as much as possible and protects the floor covering joint from penetrating moisture. Then use a wide spatula to carefully slide the carpet cut to size under the leg into the bed of adhesive.
You can find out more about the subject of tile transition rails on the page after next.