Cut a piece of binding long enough to reach around the entire perimeter of the rug.
Binding carpet into area rug.
12 press the carpet edging into the line of glue with enough overlap to wrap around the edges of the rug.
Determine whether the carpet requires power beveling.
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.
Lay down a 1 2 inch 1 3 cm line of carpet glue along the edges of the rug.
It the binding is being done to repair an existing carpet.
Binding is typically the easiest and least expensive method of finishing a carpet edge.
Power beveling tapers the edge of the carpet prior to applying.
Start by laying your carpet out so that you can get to all the edges.
Tape adhesive will stick permanently after several days of lying flat on the floor.
About half of the binding strip should be exposed.
Starting in the middle of one of the carpet s sides place the back of the carpet on the flat binder adhesive pressing down to adhere the binding to the underside of the carpet.
Unroll the binding strip as you go along the carpet s edge peeling back the paper as needed.
Binding the edge of a carpet involves wrapping a strip of fabric which is generally made from either polyester or cotton around the edge of the carpet and stitching it in place.