Hi.
I want to glue pieces of carpet to the bottom of some chair legs.
The carpet I have has a plastic-hessian type backing.
Will pva do the job?

Thanks.

Arthur

"Arthur 51"  wrote in message 
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> Hi.
> I want to glue pieces of carpet to the bottom of some chair legs.
> The carpet I have has a plastic-hessian type backing.
> Will pva do the job?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Arthur
>

Depends. Will you be using carpet tiles or just a roll of say Axminster on 
each chair?

Sorry ... couldn't resist.
We found our local DIY shop sells sell adhesive felt patches which just fit 
nicely on the bottom of the chair leg (little bit of trimming with the 
scissors to fit required). I assume you're doing it to stop the chair 
scratching  a wooden floor as was our case?

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Arthur 51   wrote:

> Hi.
> I want to glue pieces of carpet to the bottom of some chair legs.
> The carpet I have has a plastic-hessian type backing.
> Will pva do the job?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Arthur

I think you may struggle to get it to stick - or the carpet may de-laminate. 
If you're simply trying to protect a delicate floor, you can get some 
self-adhesive felt pads which are purpose made for the job.
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On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:16:41 +0000, Ash wrote:
> We found our local DIY shop sells sell adhesive felt patches which just fit 
> nicely on the bottom of the chair leg (little bit of trimming with the 
> scissors to fit required). I assume you're doing it to stop the chair 
> scratching  a wooden floor as was our case?

We used those too, for the same purpose. The chairs lasted a year and a
half before the first one fell off, which is pretty good considering (and
it's no bother to replace - so long as someone notices before the floor
gets scratched). They collect pet hair something chronic, though :-)

"Roger Mills"  wrote in message 
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> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
> Arthur 51   wrote:
>
>> Hi.
>> I want to glue pieces of carpet to the bottom of some chair legs.
>> The carpet I have has a plastic-hessian type backing.
>> Will pva do the job?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Arthur
>
> I think you may struggle to get it to stick - or the carpet may 
> de-laminate. If you're simply trying to protect a delicate floor, you can 
> get some self-adhesive felt pads which are purpose made for the job.
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Roger


Our 3 piece suite has 6" diameter bun feet so I doubt the pads you mention 
are big enough.

Arthur

Arthur 51 wrote:
> Hi.
> I want to glue pieces of carpet to the bottom of some chair legs.
> The carpet I have has a plastic-hessian type backing.
> Will pva do the job?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Arthur 
> 
> 
no. hot glue or evostik contact will tho.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> Arthur 51 wrote:
>> Hi.
>> I want to glue pieces of carpet to the bottom of some chair legs.
>> The carpet I have has a plastic-hessian type backing.
>> Will pva do the job?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Arthur
>>
> no. hot glue or evostik contact will tho.

No, go for the hot glue. I wish I had thought of that years ago.

Dave

On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:31:26 -0000, Arthur 51 wrote:

> Our 3 piece suite has 6" diameter bun feet so I doubt the pads you 
> mention are big enough.

You can get sheets and quite large (40mm?) round pads. Use 3 or 4
depending on how they fit. Of course a few bit of offcut carpet will
be far cheaper. Glue? an impact will do it or Copydex is the normal
carpet glue.

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Cheers
Dave.

On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:00:12 +0000, Arthur 51 wrote:

> Hi.
> I want to glue pieces of carpet to the bottom of some chair legs.
> The carpet I have has a plastic-hessian type backing.
> Will pva do the job?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Arthur

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I think *felt* carpet would be better for this job - it's very hard
wearing. Contact adhesive should stick it.

Cic.

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