" We're going to replace this tired old wall to wall carpet with easy to install carpet tiles. Carpeted tirelessly down peacefully side by side to creed is smooth carpeted floor that looks just like wall to wall carpeting. Except that the installation is far easier. Here's how to do it. If you can't pull up the carpet with your fingers try grabbing the pile of carpet with the pliers in dvd could yank. Grab the carpet in one corner of the room and lift the wall to wall carpet up and away from the corner. You may have registered covers that you may have to lift out. The passed through a hole in the carpet. As you pull the carpet up. Roll up the carpet you may have to cut the carpet into sections with the utility knife. If the carpet becomes hard to handle. Often under the wall to wall carpet you'll find carpet tack strips which you'll have to pry out. Wear gloves and be careful removing old carpet tack strips. As the strips are full of sharp and potentially rusty nails. One of the advantages of tile carpet is you can get the beauty of wall to wall carpet. Without having to cut and roll out heavy carpet and then stretch and secure it to tack strips which is very heavy in specialized work. Make sure that the existing floor underneath is solid smooth dry and clean and free of wax. If the floor -- ever been waxed clean the floor with a wax stripping cleaner. Action and then mop the floor completely. Let the floor dry thoroughly before starting. If you're applying the carpet tiles to concrete followed the special instructions that come with the carpet tile. To determine the best layout of carpet tiles to your space you'll first need to find the center of the room. Snap a chalk line from one corner of the room. To the other. Snap a second chalk line from the opposite corners of the room. Where the lines cross is the center of the room. Now use a tape measure. To locate and mark the center of each of the four walls. Snap a chalk line from the center mark on the two end walls. In the typical square or rectangular room. This should pass through or very close to the center of the room. Finally snap a line between the center line to the two side walls. This will create a cross pattern in the center of the room. Temporarily laid down a baseline row of tiles tightly aligned to the advantage of each of the lines that form the ex -- cross pattern. Now stand at the main entrance of the room and see -- the pattern needs adjusting. Shift the baseline and to avoid any narrow or awkward rows. Once you're satisfied with the layout referred to the directions that came with the tiles to attach the baseline tiles to each other. Using the adhesive dots. Continue to build -- the tiles toward the four walls. Bringing each new tile tightly up against the tile on the X or Y axes. While holding the tiles tightly together place an adhesive dot sticky side up and press the tiles firmly down onto the adhesive dot. Place one god in each corner with the adhesive facing up. Each of these adhesive dot will join four carpet tiles on each adjoining corner. The adhesive is designed to allow you do pull the tiles apart if you make a mistake. The adhesive bond actually gets stronger after a few hours. When you get to the edges you'll generally have to cut some of the tiles to fit between the last drove carpet tiles and the wall. Slip a carpet tile face down under the last tile in the row make sure that the tile is snug against the wall. Look at the arrow on the tiles backside. Make sure that they face in the same direction as the tile next to this is so the pattern remains the same. Using the edge of this adjoining carpet tile. Make a mark on the bottom on either side of the tile to be cut -- carpet tile with the bottom side of the carpet facing up. On -- board or the cutting surface. Using a straight edge or utility or carpet knife. Make several light cuts between the two mark points. Make sure you cut away from your body. Once the tile is cut. Use an adhesive dot to stick the newly cut tile. To the last full tile on the row. Repeat this and all four baseline ruins. Continue to work outward to each of the four walls filling in each of the four quadrant with the remaining tiles. Sometimes there are special cuts to be made. Here we bend the carpet tile over the hole for the heating register. And mark the four corners of the register duct on the back of the tile. Following the outline for the four corners cut out the carpet. The hole will allow the register to fit right into the register duct. In this case the carpet tile has to be cut to fit around the doorway molding cut the tile so it fits to the edge of the wall and then measure and cut out the indentation for the molding. Take the time to measure twice so you only have to cut once and the carpet tile will drop right into place. When fitted together tightly and lead over clean dry surface. Carpet tiles had the look of full wall to wall carpeting. With the added convenience of a simple to do installation. Within just a few hours your new carpet tiles -- in place and your room is ready for furniture."