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Pile DirectionPlease check before seaming to make sure the pile direction is the same as the carpet was dyed with the pile all in the same direction.Measuring Pattern Repeat and Determining Installation Sequence:Prior to beginning the installation, each roll should be measured for pattern elongation, bow (length and width) and skew. This allows the installer to properly plan and sequence the installation and insure that a proper pattern match is achieved. Rolls should be sequenced starting with the most elongated and working down as gradually as possible to the least elongated.Side Seam Trimming Procedure:Once Pile direction has been decided and the proper installation sequence has been determined carpet edges should be trimmed for seaming using a straight edge and cutting tool from the top so that the pattern can be visually trimmed from point to point in the design. In printed patterned carpet, there is no relation between the tuft rows or “wires” and the pattern. Running a row will generally not provide an acceptable match. For best results, Shelmarc Carpets recommends the use of the #295 Unicutter from Gundlach (benojgundlachco.com) along with the Hang-Over Straight Edge also from Gundlach. Also acceptable is the use of a conventional straight edge and a cushion back cutter.Seam Sealing:Since all edges in a printed patterned carpet installation are cut across tuft rows, it is an absolute requirement that all edges be properly sealed and protected. In a direct glue installation this can most easily and effectively be accomplished using a specialized applicator tip – such as the Glue2® tip from Gundlach - that applies the seam sealer to both sides of the seam simultaneously. Conventional seam sealing that dictates that one breadth be laid into the adhesive bed with a bead of seam applied to the base of the tufts. This is followed by laying the other breadth into the adhesive in such a way that the seam sealer supposedly transfers to and fully protects this second breadth. In addition, any pattern manipulation is done while the wet seam sealer is between the two breadths which inevitably leads to the seam sealer getting on the face of the carpet. The Glue2® tip allows both sides of the seam to be placed into the adhesive bed at the same time. At that point any pattern adjustment is performed. The Glue2® tip is then inserted and used to apply a small bead of seam sealer directly to both sides of the seam with no guessing as to whether the seam sealer is present in the correct amounts or in the correct place on the edges of the two breadths that make up the seam.Widthwise or “Cross” SeamsFollow the same basic procedure as was used with the side seams to insure an acceptable Pattern Match. It must be understood that carpet is a textile and cannot be made to exact specifications. All pattern carpet is subject to certain manufacturing tolerances, therefore, a perfect pattern match cannot be guaranteed on the carpet as it is shipped from Shelmarc. It is the expectation of Shelmarc and every manufacturer of patterned carpets that variations that were within the tolerances noted above will be adjusted such that the installed variation level is virtually zero.PAGE 113INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS shelmarccarpets.com | 888.504.3100 Designs protected by US Copyright laws