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Re: LMC - Painting 905 done
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Wed, 9 May 2012 22:12:04 GMT
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Hi Matt / All,
I am leaning on using the "commercial" style carpet with a very low loop mat.
Unfortunately I know what you're talking about w.r.t. loosing pieces right in
front of your eyes on the dirt hiding carpets! There is some reasonable cheep
carpet at Home Depot ~$0.70 per square foot. It is short tight looped nap. It
seems that if you spend more you automatically get "upgraded" to thick plush
nap.
I could use some advice on instalation. It is going down on cement, no padding.
This sorta implies no nail strips, which then implies no stretching... so how do
you make the carpet lay flat?
SteveB
In lugnet.trains, Matthew J. Chiles wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > Time for another LMC update! Well it's the end of the month and I'm NOT done...
> > Stay tuned for the carpeting segment!
>
> Steve-
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> I'm very curious about what sort of carpeting you will choose. I have carpeted
> two different Lego rooms at my house. I tend to prefer building on the floor,
> so I laid down commercial carpet (with a very low loop mat, like you might find
> in an office). I didn't put a pad under it. That way I have a firm floor to
> build on that insulates from the cold of the concrete underneath.
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> The trouble is that commercial carpets tend to be variegated color designs. I
> would prefer a more solid color. One room has a darkish grey carpet and the
> other a darkish blue subtle diamond pattern. I got remnants so I didn't have a
> huge color choice.
>
> Variegated is good for hiding dirt, but it also hides pieces. If I had it to do
> over again (which I plan to when I knock out the wall between these two rooms) I
> would spring for a lighter shade that is as solid as possible so that bricks
> will easily show up on it. Otherwise, the low nap with no padding underneath
> works well as a building surface.
>
> -Matt
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| (...) Steve- If you go with the commerical grade type carpet it really doesn't require anything to hold it down, and should lay flat without any stretching. Just lay it out and it will stay there. But if you do have some sliding problems, get some (...) (13 years ago, 10-May-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) When we recently recarpeted my office, after looking at HD roll carpet, we ended up going with commercial grade carpet squares. Each square has a rubber backing which is glued down to the floor with mastic. There was no padding, no nail (...) (13 years ago, 11-May-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Steve- I'm very curious about what sort of carpeting you will choose. I have carpeted two different Lego rooms at my house. I tend to prefer building on the floor, so I laid down commercial carpet (with a very low loop mat, like you might find (...) (13 years ago, 2-May-12, to lugnet.trains)
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