Carpet Base

Carpet base is a latest development in the flooring industry, which is used to replace the once popular vinyl (cove) base. It has a function of stuffing under it. The use of a carpet base improves the insulation characteristics and reduces its wear due to the walks on the carpet. A carpet base also helps in protecting the appearance of a carpet and gives it a more comfortable use. Carpet with a wall base can be used to protect walls from scuffs and vacuum cleaning.


Carpet base comes in different thicknesses and has found its usage in both domestic and commercial applications. Generally a carpet base is made of carpet rugs, urethane, synthetic fibers, Indian kemps and rubbers. It is typically cut at 4" and has a ¾ strip of colored nylon that is sewn to the top edge of the carpet.

Now days, carpet base is also used as an attractive alternative to conventional baseboards made of vinyl, wood, or rubber. A carpet base can be fabricated using the same or coordinating carpet as the floor carpet for superior aesthetics and design continuity.

Advantages of a Carpet Base
Some of the important advantages of a carpet base include -

• Does not tear or crack
• No cleaning maintenance
• Installation time reduced in half
• No glue mess, as it is installed with a staple gun

Carpet Base Fabrication & Installation

• While using carpet, fabricate 6" high carpet base by cutting through out the width of the carpet. Serge the top edge of the base with approved surging yarn, which compliments the carpet. Surging shall fully cover the top edge. Seam seal all the other edges.
• Install the carpet base prior to installing the carpet.
• Where seams are required, place them in inside corner.
• Fix the carpet base to walls using a manufacturer recommended adhesive. Mechanically attach the base to wall at the bottom edge of surging when required .
• Fix the loose ends of surged edge using a seam sealer.

Carpet Base Cutter
Carpet base cutter is an equipment that is used to cut carpet base. The different machines include automatic carpet slitting and cutting machines, which are primarily used for cutting the carpet base, samples, runners and inserts. These machines are designed with stainless steel circular blades that offer clean, consistent, and uniform cuts on different types of carpets.

The carpet base cutters are designed with a special feature of adjusting the blade position, which allows you to easily handle and different widths and sizes. The ability to adjust blade positions allows you to easily handle and cut varying sizes and widths. This feature also helps in improving the productivity by eliminating the erratic and uneven single cuts, and high labor costs.