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PREMIER TAPE INSTALLATION GUIDES

Premier gives you a choice: three,four or six-inch tape with knitted scrim. There is a solution for all your seaming needs from heavy commercial to light residential installations.

SEAMING TIPS

• To reduce peaking, stretch the carpet tighter in the direction parallel to the seam, and less in the direction perpendicular to or across the seam.
• To reduce seam splitting and carpet wrinkling, be sure to lay carpet over a firm padding when installing carpet in heavy traffic areas.
• Always seam on a hard surface, never seam on top of the padding.
• Do not seam carpets with foam rubber, PVC or urethane secondary backing by the heat bond method.
  

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RECOMMENDATION FOR CARPET SEAMING

1. To reduce smoking and odors, keep seaming iron clean. Adhesive build-up can reduce the iron temperature by 100˚F.
2. Seam location is important. Run the seam towards the light source. This will minimize the possibility of shadows highlighting the seam.
3. Prior to installation test a sample piece of carpet. Be sure the backing you are trying to seam is suitable for seaming with hot melt carpet seaming tape.
4. Be sure the edges of the carpet are flat before seam by trimming both carpet edges straight and back-roll.
5. Be sure all seams are rolled immediately.
6. Be sure the iron has a heat shield to protect against excessive heat transfer that can shrink and curl synthetic backing and yarns.
7. To eliminate shading along the seam, seam in the direction of the nap. Keep the iron moving at a steady rate.
8. Be sure that the hot melt is fully activated, and that you get into the adhesive before it has time to cool.
9. As the iron is moving down the seam, guide the carpet off the rear of the iron and press it firmly into the hot adhesive and immediately roll the seam.
10. Use a pull behind weight as you seam, to make sure the carpet backing does not pull loose from the tape before the hot melt has time to set properly.
11. Prior to stretching with a power stretcher, allow enough cooling time, approximately five to eight minutes.

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