Carpet Seam Welding

Weld your seams like the ultimate pro with these video tips from traxx.

Carpet seam welding.

This claim develops when the installer uses a spur roller on a dense cut pile carpet and the warm yarn is reset. 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. Traxx has introduced a seam iron called the blue fin photo 6. 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 mannington s carpet to sheet flooring or lvt will not accept fullness. Carefully lift back both edges of the carpet and apply a thin bead of seam sealer along the cut edge of one piece. Seaming carpet like a pro requires precise cuts and proper seaming technique using heat activated carpet seaming tape and a seaming iron. Carpet seaming is necessary to join 2 carpets together producing an invisible seam and avoiding unsightly carpet seam gaps.

Seams can also be cut using the trace cutting method. The sealer will help prevent the carpet from unraveling. 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. Traxx patented fusion carpet welding tip nozzle is engineered to seal and weld carpet edges to minimize seam peaking.

The key to a tight fitting professional looking seam is to start with a double cutting technique that matches the two edges perfectly. O to obtain a 575 cutter call 800 245 0267 for a distributor nearest you. Use a hot melt seaming tape. Below are the 2 methods of seaming carpets together.

Seams must be cut net fit. Wet cutting the seams will produce a weak bond and possible seam failure. Make sure that the sealer stays on the bottom portion of the carpet and does not work its way into the fibers on top. Create an tight seam that locks out damaging moisture for a carpet flooring applicat.

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. Two carpets can be seamed together using a hot melt seaming tape. 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.