Carpet Head Seam

Berber carpets should be cut lengthwise along the bias.

Carpet head seam.

Failure to explain in advance where the seams will be. Cross seams on berbers should be avoided if reasonable. Unseasoned carpet and flooring installers typically forget this or simply don t know how to handle seams resulting in the following. Seaming carpet like a pro requires precise cuts and proper seaming technique using heat activated carpet seaming tape and a seaming iron.

The installer should tell you about carpet seams to avoid any dissatisfaction with your install. If an installer has addressed these concerns then that is the best seam that can be made. Seam peaking you might not have heard of it and you probably aren t even familiar with carpet seams. 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.

This claim develops when the installer uses a spur roller on a dense cut pile carpet and the warm yarn is reset.