Carpet Seam Welding

The key to a tight fitting professional looking seam is to start with a double cutting technique that matches the two edges perfectly.

Carpet seam welding.

Weld your seams like the ultimate pro with these video tips from traxx. This claim develops when the installer uses a spur roller on a dense cut pile carpet and the warm yarn is reset. Seaming carpet like a pro requires precise cuts and proper seaming technique using heat activated carpet seaming tape and a seaming iron. The 893 seam weld iron from taylor tools which channels thermoplastic to seal the edges of carpet at the same time the seam is constructed is out in the market also.

O seams are to be dry cut. Wet cutting the seams will produce a weak bond and possible seam failure. The end result is not just edge or seam sealing but a true weld re activated from the iron s heat when the seam is performed. Carpet seams showing lines that are very close together located on both sides of the seam and about the width of the seaming tape are usually from the teeth of a spur roller that was used by the installer.

Below are the 2 methods of seaming carpets together. Two carpets can be seamed together using a hot melt seaming tape. Seams can also be cut using the trace cutting method. Create an tight seam that locks out damaging moisture for a carpet flooring applicat.

Make sure that the sealer stays on the bottom portion of the carpet and does not work its way into the fibers on top. Seams must be cut net fit. Use a hot melt seaming tape. Unique welding head applies hot melt to carpet seam edges for faster carpet installations and a stronger seam with no need for separate seam sealing.

Fusion carpet welding tip nozzle. The sealer will help prevent the carpet from unraveling. Traxx patented fusion carpet welding tip nozzle is engineered to seal and weld carpet edges to minimize seam peaking. Carefully lift back both edges of the carpet and apply a thin bead of seam sealer along the cut edge of one piece.

O mannington s carpet to sheet flooring or lvt will not accept fullness. For pvc floor coverings with closely cut seams double cut the metal needle in the tube s nozzle enables an optimal cross sectional welding of the seam. O to obtain a 575 cutter call 800 245 0267 for a distributor nearest you.