Roberts Carpet Seaming

Lay out and secure the double bond carpet underlay in the normal manner. The carpet is then laid out roughly into position with the seams trimmed in preparation for the spreading of the adhesive.
With the carpet in position, one piece is normally "tubed", now draw a pencil line on the top of the double bond underlay using the carpet seam edge as the guide.
Now "tube" the second piece of carpet. You have on the double bond underlay a pencil line, which indicates the centerline of the carpet seam.
Trowel the carpet adhesive up to the pencil line in the area where the first piece of carpet is to be laid.
Unroll the length of double bond tape required for the carpet seam. Peel off the kraft paper backing and dispose of it. The kraft paper is no longer required. You now have a scrim and hot melt tape the center of which should be placed onto of the underlay and on the pencil line previously drawn. Half the width of the tape will now be in wet adhesive.
Lay the first piece of carpet over into the wet adhesive as per normal. The carpet seam will now be half way over the width of the double bond seaming tape.
Spread carpet adhesive up to the double bond seaming tape ready for the second piece of carpet. Now lay the carpet into the wet adhesive in the normal manner. You now have a normal carpet seam with heat bond tape under the carpet but on top of the double bond underlay.
Position the carpet seam and seam up in the normal manner. Yes the tape was laid into wet adhesive but the iron will dry the adhesive and the tape will adhere to the double bond underlay and to the underside of the carpet so there will be no movement on the seam.

If the carpet wants to relax and the seam open up, the double bond tape reduces the possibility of
this happening. We believe double bond carpet seaming tape makes a stronger seam over a longer period of time with carpets installed in adverse environments where there is heavy traffic or regular aggressive cleaning.

Double Bond Carpet Seaming Tapes are manufactured by RLA Polymers Pty Ltd and
Product Data Sheets and Material Safety Data Sheets are available upon request.