Binding Carpet Into Area Rug

Determine whether the carpet requires power beveling.

Binding carpet into area rug.

Start by laying your carpet out so that you can get to all the edges. About half of the binding strip should be exposed. The pressure sensitive self adhesive backing will hold binding temporary at first in case you need to re position to the back side of the carpet while a small bead of hot glue with assure the edge is protected and looks beautiful. If your edges aren t straight flip it over and cut straight lines with a utility knife and box cutter be sure to protect your floors peel off a section of adhesive and slide under the rug until the binding meets the edge of the rug.

This is done by a carpet binding machine. Understanding the carpet binding process. Binding is typically the easiest and least expensive method of finishing a carpet edge. 12 press the carpet edging into the line of glue with enough overlap to wrap around the edges of the rug.

Power beveling tapers the edge of the carpet prior to applying. It the binding is being done to repair an existing carpet. Cut the piece to be bound square or into the desired shape. Unroll the binding strip as you go along the carpet s edge peeling back the paper as needed.

Lay down a 1 2 inch 1 3 cm line of carpet glue along the edges of the rug. Cut a piece of binding long enough to reach around the entire perimeter of the rug.