Thanks. I was looking at buying a rug for my basement and a little shocked with the prices. Then I had an idea to make my own, which led me here. Your video has given me the confidence to make my own and start shopping for carpet remnants instead to save a ton of $
Sweet! I was wondering how to do this. A friend of mine was doing electrical work for a casino and they had a bunch of extra carpet left over from doing the casino floor and I got a roll off it. This will be perfect 👍
1. Have any of you put hot glue on the edges of the carpet where you cut to avoid fraying before the binding is put on? 2. And what about Hot glue over the adhesive to make it stronger? Thanks
I have not done your first question though now I am interested to try that and see if it helps hold the binding together. As for number 2 I have done that when I have issues with the adhesive not sticking as well as I would like.
Thank you for this perfect example of the procedure. We installed new carpet recently and used a scrap for a runner, but our 9 month old wants to pull/eat the edges off 😂
Great video. I just finished my runner with this binding. It's a 5/16 inch wide bead. Kind of small for a 1/2 inch thick plush carpet. But it did work well.
Just like EVERYTHING else, rugs have become overpriced. You wouldn't believe how difficult it has become for us. My husband used to care for me, but he got Parkinson's. Living off $2600/month means we make too much to get help, but too little to afford as much as dental! So getting a area room for the living room was REALLY tough! I had heard about edging but not seen it til now. Thank you so much.
I'm not sure I understand the question. The carpet should be bound all the way around. Pick a starting point, preferably one a long side and when you come back around to it you overlap the material by about 2 inches by opening the binding and cutting out the white center of it so it butts right against where you started. If you have binding three sides already and need to add binding to only one side you can either remove all the binding and start fresh or fill in the area with the new binding. In that case simply have each end of the new binding overlap just like you do to end when binding all four sides at once.
I drive myself nuts sometimes wanting to DIY everything esp since I am doing things by myself, so have to take the physical labor involved BEFORE I start a project…learning that the hard way! Thank you SO much for this video as it now gives me a VERY doable option for the free carpet I received!!! New subscriber for sure
Thanks for the video. Which of the Instabind binding styles did you use, "regular" style or perhaps "cotton binding" style? I ask because I ordered the "cotton serge" style, only to discover that the binding can't be pulled apart so I could cut the inner cord. Where your binding appears glued, mine was stitched. I'm willing to give it another try, but want to make sure I have the right style of binding. Thanks
Yes it can. This process is obviously not perfect since it depends on hot glue and doing it by hand. In my experience having used this on a few different types of carpet the quality and type of carpet will affect the binding and how much fraying might still happen over time. Also how much wear and tear the edges of the runner or carpet will get will affect the fraying at the binding. I have one carpet that my cats love to scratch at and they tend to do it near the edges so it does cause more fraying issues. But I have a runner they don't mess with and despite it being in a heavy traffic area I have seen no issues with it. That runner though is a more expensive carpet and better quality than the one the cats like. The best solution I can provide is if you see fraying at the edges after binding then cut those pieces off quickly before something can pull on it and cause even more fraying.
This is going to fray and come away at the edges. Also when you vacum it it wil lose the straight edge. This is why carpet id butted into the skirting board
Thank you so much for this! I live In a rental with all wood floors but I really hate wood and tile, i love carpet. But I cannot afford those giant area rugs. This is a perfect, affordable alternative!
Great video! Thanks Might be nice to show how you trim the carpet to a straight line. Im going to use a metal framing square and masking tape to mark the cut.
Seems to depend on the glue gun. I have a battery operated one that comes with a large and small tip. Then I have a corded that came with only a small tip.
Exactly what I was looking for. I have a brand new roll of carpet in the garage from the previous owner which I can now use. Thank you so much. New subscriber.
I don't see why not. It would probably give you a longer working time which would help if you make a mistake. Hot glue is not very forgiving for mistakes so that is a downside.
The sides have binding but not the ends? If that is the case you could just bind the ends or you could possibly cut the binding off the sides if you wanted to bind the whole thing and ensure its the same color. Another option could be to bind the entire thing but leave the side binding and go over it with the new binding, but you would have to remove all the white inner tubing in the new binding to be able to cover the side binding without issues.
If the carpet fibers are taller you may need to pull them back or trim the fibers along the edge carefully and then you should be able to glue the binding without issue. I did another rug the other day using a combination of both those techniques and it worked well. I will say that rug was more of a medium length fiber (probably half an inch tall) and the tallest fiber length I have done so far. Instabind does sell some other style bindings so one of those other styles may be more appropriate for your carpet, I know certain bindings are recommended based off the material the carpet is made of.
