Like most flooring installations, the first step to successful carpet seaming and pattern matching is proper preparation.

Misty Gravley, program manager, Mohawk One, walks you through the tools you'll need and the strategies to keep in mind when installing commercial carpet.

Things installers should know when installing broadloom and carpet tiles

When it was time to change the carpet in the community’s leasing office and clubhouse space, expectations were high, but The Park at Arlington Ridge’s management knew just who to call on for the job.

Commercial carpet patterns continue to evolve, and as we’re seeing the demand for more ashlar, brick, modular and quarter-turn patterns, properly installing them comes down to knowing what the tolerances are for these and other patterns when matching up the carpet.

For this month's manufacturer roundtable, we asked several adhesive makers to share the new technologies they're seeing, the new applications their products are being used in and what these trends mean for the installer.

Carpet has been a vital part of the flooring industry since the beginning.

Rick Shaver, owner of Shavers Shag & Vinyl in Dauphin, Pa., has known the Livelsbergers for years. Glenn Livelsberger and his wife, Andrea, were looking to improve on a carpet installation that Shaver had completed about 10 years before.

Knowing the backing system of the carpet you are installing is vital to a successful installation.

When selecting a cushioning underlayment for a carpet or floating floor, more may be riding on the decision than you realize.