There are a great number of different possibilities when choosing outdoor carpets, both for the form and for the function. But installing outdoor carpets yourself is still the same procedure, regardless of the shape and material of the carpeting that you selected. This guide will steer you through the installation process.

As for all do it yourself work, you need to start out with the right tools. For outdoor carpet installation, these are pretty simple, and utility knife and some measuring tape being the main ones. But you also need the right adhesives to glue down the carpet permanently, plus double-sided scotch tape to fix the carpeting onto the ground.

Before you start, double-check that the outdoor carpet you have is the right one for the job. Humidity and sunlight are the major hazards for outdoor carpeting, so if the are a of installation will be subject to any of these, you need to make sure that you have the right high-quality carpet.

To start, wash, dry and clean the floor area thoroughly and unroll the outdoor carpet somewhere near, so that it can air out. Then glue strips of double sided tape, with strips at a half meter distance, on the floor in a grid pattern. Don’t uncover the upper adhesive sides yet.

If the outdoor carpet does not already come cut to size, you now need to trim it. Make sure that you leave some extra carpet on the edges at this stage, as you will do some more trimming later.

Ply one half of the carpet onto the other, then remove the adhesive tape covering strips from the other half, and add an even layer of glue. Make sure that you work according to the specifications of the glue manufacturer.

Time to fix the outdoor carpet to the floor. Take extra care to lay down the carpet smoothly, so that you do not create any wrinkles and furrows on the material. Make sure that the fitting with regards to walls and other fixes obstacles is correct.

Then repeat on the other side. Take off the covers from the double-sided strips and add glue before fixing the outdoor carpet. You have installed the first piece of carpet! If you hired a carpet roller, use it now to fix the flooring to the ground.

At this point, you can trim the outdoor carpet edges of any extra fabric and make sure that the whole floor covering fits neatly. This is also the time to use glue solvent to clean up any edges or blemishes. Do it now for the area rather than later for the whole house, or the extra glue will harden and make your work harder.

Repeat the process on the next area to be carpeted, until all the outdoor carpet has been installed. Where two pieces of carpet meet, the area can either be sown together or covered with a special metal casing. You will soon have a perfectly installed outdoor carpet!