How To Seam Carpet

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0:00 - Carpet Seaming Intro
0:18 - Cut Off Factory Edge & Excess
2:48 - Trim To Length With Shears
5:04 - The Direction Of Pile
5:41 - Caring For Your Carpet
6:37 - Carpet Crunchy Sounds
7:09 - Seam Sealer For Carpet
8:26 - How To Use Seam Tape
11:41 - Planning Your Carpet Seams
13:10 - What Seam Tape To Buy
14:22 - Seamer Too Hot Or Too Cold
15:50 - Remove Boards & Reconnect Carpet
16:22 - Seaming Carpet Under Doors
16:57 - Installing Carpeting On Stairs
17:56 - SUBSCRIBE!!!
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[@TheAmysjoy2823]

This video should be called ‘ how not to seam a carpet’ . Row finder and a top cutter. You’re cutting through the fibres with the scissors , the top cutter only goes through the carpet backing. Oh and that seam can be seen from space.

[@gabrieljuarez2471]

Yes I don't understand why he was doing this type of method it was very slow very awkward very unconventional. And he didn't even use a weight. This was very unorthodox the way he seamed the carpet and kicked the carpet instead of power stretching. I can pretty much guarantee that there will more likely be some ripples or buckles in the carpet in the near future.

[@Featherburner]

Ask Steve if he has ever hand sewn seams. I watched my father do it once. He explained to me that that's how it was done before the iron and tape were invented. My father was a true craftsman as a carpet mechanic! I helped him for many years and learned the proper way to install carpet, pad, tackless, and glue down.

[@MoJo01]

Nice point. I didn't like his attitude of how newer carpenters not doing this or doing that. If Steve didn't adapt, he would still be sewing seams by hand, but he is using new stuff like tapes and iron as new way, also younger carpenters should come up with and use newer better ways. Now there is a standard of course, of someone is not doing the necessary steps to get the best possible job then they are lacking and it doesn't matter if they are new amatures of old pros.

[@andrewmattiewalter]

We definitely could have learned a lot 8yrs ago when we carpeted that rental house!

[@marshallmcfarland7555]

I’ve been doing carpet for 30 years worked with lease 25 different installers I have never seen the scene done that way we use a row finder and a top cutter make the same first then stretch in the room after the same as made

[@Polk4t]

25 years experience here and I would agree it's very awkward way of making a seam even using a straight edge. Seems a lot of people think he's really good though.

[@joe2201]

​@polkat7626 Yeah i have been installing for 20 years. I will use a row finder and top cutter as much as possible to not lose any knapp. And a straight edge only when a top cutter won't work. This was painful to watch.

[@publicmail2]

I have an 78oz carpet from 1995 in entire house and it still looks almost new today, never buy polyester always nylon carpet if you want it to last. And an 70+ oz shorter pyle is so dense it won't fall down and wear as much. Vacuum weekly with a clean vacuum filter.

[@MAGAMAN]

Unfortunately, you probably can't buy the same quality carpet as they made back in 1995. Government regulations and "designed to fail" ways of generating money has ruined EVERYTHING.

[@publicmail2]

@@MAGAMAN You still can buy a 70-80 Oz carpet Nylon, I paid $22 yard in '95 installed, that when Home depot actually had some good value and got a special deal from Georgia carpet mills. At that time HD had their own installers, not 3rd party. Make America Great Again..Again.

[@missdee212]

Lol 😆 "that would have been a terrible idea". You can tell Steve loves his job. And he is definitely a character.

[@tylermann650]

thank you. Great video, many many many years of experience and tips/tricks rolled into less than 20 minutes.

[@kevinjarrett5178]

I didn’t think I cared which stair she picked….but when you didn’t tell us I realized i do want to know.

[@BenjaminSahlstrom]

Haha you'll find out soon! I think I'm going to post the next video in a few days.

[@MAGAMAN]

That is a ton of very useful information! I'm glad I never tried installing carpet, because I would have done it all wrong..

[@jeffphinney8845]

Great content on your channel. How did the mini split hold up? I see the install and intro video, but no updates on its performance.

[@codyhamilton7822]

beautiful work of art!!!!

[@AlongtheRiverLife]

A true professional!

[@Eddy63]

Very nice and professional guy Steve was ... So Benji , stay out of the carpet installation profession 😂🤣😅 Thx for sharing ... Which did Naomi choose ... Lovely family .

[@deankdx]

great video! I've had carpet layed before and the installers have pretty much shoo'd you away.. time for me to work alone now, (goes off to perform magic) you can come back now.. wow! i've seen how hot/hard they work though. definitely make it seem easier than it is.

[@rosssmith6283]

What seam tape do you use?

[@rodgerhatfield3068]

Carpet install is much harder than he makes it appear!!! It’s fairly easy to get it cut to fit, fairly!! But then the talent and experience come into play!!! Quality work normally doesn’t show!!!!

[@elementoestrella]

I am sorry but that's not how seams are done nowadays. I mean he got it done but no one uses cardboard or wood under any seam. Nothing happens from just doing seams on top of the pad. Scissors are never used to cut the edge of the carpet to get it ready for seaming. It takes too long. Use a top cutter. Also a tracker is not a gimmick. I didn't see a weight on the seam.

[@254967conwell]

35 years experience and would never do this way. Straightedge one side and just notch the carpet to align it with the straightedge piece. Separate the pile and notch it from the top. Flip it over and cut and follow the notches from the back. It will be invisible, I started with my dad when they were still sewing seams in the late 60's

[@pipjr8685]

I thought you were Graham Stephan at a quick glance

[@patsnyder4849]

Did i hear the seam roller a gimick😅 wrong

[@patsnyder4849]

Wrong knife dude where the bloody mary😅

[@RobertKohut]

1st rule when a pro does work for you. Leave him work undistracted...:-)

[@ZetaReticulian]

Minimal modern look….waterfall.

[@auletjohnast03638]

BUT I DON'T WANT TO WATCH ELECTRICAL VIDEOS NOW, I'M WATCHING AN OLD CLASSIC ROMANCE COMEMDY MOVIE ON YOU TUBE.

[@elad1367]

A driver 😂😂😂😂 its not golf steve

[@chrissheafer]

Hahaha....carpet is "streached" before seaming.... Hate to tell you, there is no streach.

[@Covebasedolly]

Total hack.