More BL carpet qustions

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Ok, getting closer on deciding on carpet. Was planning on going BL since the onset. However, lately ive been torn on the idea. Not so much on the price, but more-so on the "feel". My last house had standard pile carpet throughout the basement, fully padded and such. I kinda like the plush feel of walking on it in socks. Now unless im wrong (which I hope I am), BL carpet has to be glued to the floor - no padding underneath or kickstretched.

So let me ask the guys who have this - you pretty comfortable in socks on this stuff and does it retain a nice room "feel", or is it too damn hard and cold feeling?

As far as moving the games on the pile, I never had any issues as long as I had the nylon sliders under the games. Im sure theyd move much easier on the thinner carpet.
 
I have black light carpet [for what its worth you can contact some of the wholesalers in Dalton GA and get it for less than half of most carpet outlets even with shipping I can help with contacts] Anyway mine has the same padding under it that my nice living room carpet. It does feel different not as soft due to the commercial type feel but it is stretched with standard tack strips in the basement not really cold or any different than the other carpet.Make sure your carpet layer is good I had no idea how complicated the design was until I watched him patch and glue the patterns together due to room size seems harder to stretch. Anyway go for it for the true arcade feel and the games move way easier especially with sliders under them.
Good luck
 
I asked this same question a month or so ago. The consensus was to use standard or thin padding. I actually have my rug, padding and new tack strips, but I'm still doing the drywall so I haven't done anything with it.

The room I'm redoing currently has a glued down indoor/outdoor carpet over concrete. Its OK, but does make your feet/legs tired after a couple hours on your feet.

EDIT: Here is my old thread with some helpful replies.
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=122807
 
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I have black light carpet [for what its worth you can contact some of the wholesalers in Dalton GA and get it for less than half of most carpet outlets even with shipping I can help with contacts] Anyway mine has the same padding under it that my nice living room carpet. It does feel different not as soft due to the commercial type feel but it is stretched with standard tack strips in the basement not really cold or any different than the other carpet.Make sure your carpet layer is good I had no idea how complicated the design was until I watched him patch and glue the patterns together due to room size seems harder to stretch. Anyway go for it for the true arcade feel and the games move way easier especially with sliders under them.
Good luck
Tony,
Thanks for the info - thats what I was looking for. I didnt know you could kick stretch this type of carpet. Info on the Dalton wholesalers would work - im not too far from there and it would be well worth the drive to save shipping. PM me with it if you could.
Thanks!
 
I will send the info on the store and price tomorrow for what its worth the lady I bought mine from was really cool and told me some of the secrets shipping is cheaper than the sales tax if you go pick it out or call them with the order since your out of state and there shipping it there's no sales tax. Shipping wasn't very expensive I shipped like 400 yds when we built our house and I don't think it was more than a couple hundred bucks I just had to pick it up from the shipping terminal they had a carpet fork and everything just sat it on my trailer and away I went. JJman has seen mine if you want to ask him. Anyway I will get with you in the morning.
Tony
 
I bought mine from Flagship Carpets out of Georgia (http://www.flagshipcarpets.com/) and installed it myself, which is a bit tricky because the repeating pattern is on a 6x6ft grid, which means you need to buy 6 extra feet to be sure it will line up perfectly along the center seam (if you room is over 12 feet in both directions). Also... it's a non-uniform pattern so the cutting and seams have to be exact.

I have regular padding and installed it with a power stretcher + kicker. I came out fantastic. PM me and I can email pics if you'd like.
 
I put down a subfloor first then the top of the line padding that is like rubber then the carpet which was stretched, my only suggestion is make sure the person doing it knows what they are doing(with patterns like BL carpet can be hard to line up pattern properly)
 
Padding and stretched on top of my concrete basement floor. Feels fine under feet in socks. Not as nice as the plush carpet elsewhere in the basement, but feels fine.
 
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