I finally tried the spray adhesive trick for seams on carpet padding

I had a job last week in a house where the subfloor had some low spots. Instead of fighting with staples to keep the padding from shifting, I grabbed a can of heavy duty spray adhesive and hit the seam areas. It held everything flat and snug even when we stretched the carpet over it. The homeowner even commented how smooth the floor felt underfoot. Has anyone else used adhesive for padding seams instead of just relying on staples?

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drew9653d ago

Spray adhesive works great for keeping padding from shifting around.

josephl672d ago

Hey @drew965, I gotta say I actually disagree a bit here. Spray adhesive can work but it's a real PAIN if you ever need to reposition the padding later. Once that stuff sets, you're basically stuck with it and trying to pull it up can ruin the padding or leave sticky gunk everywhere. I've found that double-sided carpet tape works way better for most projects because you can still shift things around a little before it fully bonds. Also, spray adhesive tends to get EVERYWHERE if you're not super careful with overspray. Just something to think about before committing to it for something important.