New underfelt and carpet

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Why did the carpet fitters put wooden strips  on top  of the new  underfelt  and when I got new carpet and  new underfelt  have you to get the wood strips  removed again  when you get carpets again , I’m not sure what the wood strips was for  and would it be easy to remove the carpet again , thanks Timmy

Stuart · Answer

the strips are called gripper rod and no the underfelt gets laid to this not under the carpet gets laid up to gripper and lifted up and over so that it holds the carpet in place and close to the skirting im sorry but i dont have an answer to it was put under wen you change the carpet its not a big problem if you wish to change felt to the fitter would just run a Stanley knife around room  no foul play  no problems  some fitters have different way that's all

Craig · Answer

Hi sound like the gripper rods, they are needed around the perimeter of your carpet to hold it in place and to tuck the cuts away, also to keep it tensioner 😊

Dominik · Answer

The wooden strips are grippers and shouldn't be fitted on the under lay just 1cm away from skirtings and around the room to keep the carpets in place. Never seen grippers fitted on top of underlay

Paddy · Answer

When you buy new carpet the underlay and gripper Rods comes with it  the carpet is pushed into the gripper rods round the outside of the room some people pull them up if underlay is in bad shape

Paul · Answer

They get replaced as the pins would have to replaced otherwise wouldn’t keep carpent down

Arsens · Answer

Hello. The wood strips is called grippers, they should be installed on sides next to walls, skirtings, with the gap 10mm between. The carpet secure on to them that carpet doesn't slip down and is secure. If you remove old carpet and the old grippers are there, of course would be beter to change them foe properlyand professionalwork ,but if they are in good condition I think won't be problem to re use old grippers.

Tom · Answer

There should not be any wood on top of underlay. Only gripper rods around the perimeter

Ryan · Answer

I'm assuming that by wooden strips you mean the grippers around the room?

If so and they are in good condition They should be OK to re use

John · Answer

Hi do you mean grippers these hold carpet in place if you don’t have them the carpet moves and shrinks hope this helps

New underfelt and carpet

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