Ecologically safe carpet adhesives

Car­peted floors are warm to the feet, slip-proof and offer high walk-on com­fort com­bined with good sound insu­la­tion. In order to res­ist wear and tear for as long as pos­sible and not to form waves, it is advis­able to glue the car­pet­ing to the sub­floor over its entire sur­face. Solvent-free adhes­ives guar­an­tee a healthy indoor cli­mate and are eas­ily recog­niz­able by qual­ity seals like the EMICODE^®.

Tip 1: Full-bond carpet installation

Loose-lay install­a­tion is often chosen for wall-to-wall car­pet­ing. How­ever, it is wiser to glue the car­pet firmly to the sub­floor, espe­cially in rooms sub­ject to high traffic (e.g. the hall­way or chil­dren’s rooms). This extends the ser­vice life and makes the car­pet more dur­able. It also pre­vents the form­a­tion of waves, caused for example by chair castors. If under­floor heat­ing was installed, there is no oth­er choice than full-sur­­face bond­ing of the car­pet. As there is no air space between car­pet and sub­floor, the heat is trans­ferred faster and more dir­ectly to the room. This pre­vents energy losses and saves heat­ing costs.

Tip 2: Properly prepare the subfloor

In order to pre­vent later dam­age to the floor or mold growth, it is import­ant to expertly pre­pare the sub­floor before lay­ing and glu­ing the car­pet. For this pur­pose, the sub­floor must be level, dry and free of cracks and dirt. Before glu­ing the car­pet over the entire sur­face, it is recom­men­ded to apply a prim­ing coat. One day before install­a­tion, the car­pet should be allowed to adapt to the room cli­mate.