Waterwings said:How much "final trimming" do you have to do? What I did was over-cut mine just a tad, glued it down, used my wife's wooden rolling pin to work the glue out evenly under the carpet, and then let it dry. I didn't want to trim it before it dried in case it drew-up some while curing. It didn't shrink any so I had a little trimming to do (maybe a 1/4" here and there, but nothing major). Don't be stingy with using sharp razor blades in the utility knife. I changed my blades often to get a good clean cut, and to keep from causing any snags/pulls in the carpet fiber. Here's my carpet job: https://www.tinboats.net/forum/images/thumbnails.php?album=113
Guy said:Waterwings said:How much "final trimming" do you have to do? What I did was over-cut mine just a tad, glued it down, used my wife's wooden rolling pin to work the glue out evenly under the carpet, and then let it dry. I didn't want to trim it before it dried in case it drew-up some while curing. It didn't shrink any so I had a little trimming to do (maybe a 1/4" here and there, but nothing major). Don't be stingy with using sharp razor blades in the utility knife. I changed my blades often to get a good clean cut, and to keep from causing any snags/pulls in the carpet fiber. Here's my carpet job: https://www.tinboats.net/forum/images/thumbnails.php?album=113
Wow...That's some of the best carpet job I have seen. Even under your storage box. I only hope miine comes out that good. Great Job! Just have one question, did you carpet your floor and then screw it down? How do you hide the screws?
Guy
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