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Posted by Ed H on July 22, 2005, 12:01 am
Thanks all, great ideas.
Ed H
>
>> Looking for ideas to install some carpet on an aluminum deck for our
>> pool. The carpet we have has a slight rubber backing. Any ideas for
>> cutting to fit? Getting under the lips? A good adhesive? Dealing with
>> heat and water? Thanks all!
>>
>> Ed Horrigan
>>
>
> Adhesive? What will you do when the carpet wears out? Might be a bitch to
> remove it. Instead, how about stretching carpet tight and using stainless
> steel oval head self tapping screws with finishing washers to attach it to
> the vertical edges of the deck? Or, if you're concerned about the screws
> pulling out of the metal, maybe attach strips of cedar to the deck edges,
> and screw into the wood. Wrap the carpet under the wood strips and attach
> there, so there's not so much direct pull against the screws as people
> walk on the top.
>
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