Measuring, laying and installing
A job for professionals
Carpet installation is a profession, and it should only be conducted by skilled tradespeople.
Here’s a couple of things to consider:
- Ideally the area to be carpeted should be measured by your retailer, who will consider the way rooms flow into one another, how ambient light falls, and the way foot traffic will ‘funnel’. Ask your retailer to explain these issues.
- Your retailer can advise you on the placement of seams and joins. Check on your installation plan that seams and joins run in the same direction as most of the foot traffic, and that there are no seams in heavier traffic areas such as hallways and turning points.
- Carpet on stairs wears more quickly than other areas. Buy enough extra carpet to re-do the stairs at some point.
- If in doubt, ask your retailer to check that the installation plan is consistent with Australian New Zealand Standard AS2455, Textile Floor Coverings, Laying Practice.
Find out more about the importance of underlay.
Tip: Agree and sign off on an installation plan.
Tip: Keep a sample of carpet and all documentation.