QATAR BUILDING ENGINEERING COMPANY

SITE WORK PROCEDURE Doc. No. SWP.CS.10

Department QA/QC Rev. 1
Title Carpet Flooring Works Date 05.12.01

SITE WORK PROCEDURE

SWP.CS.10
CARPET FLOORING WORKS

REVISION HISTORY

1 Re
R evision-1 05.12.01

0 Original Issue 11.11.01

Rev
Revision information Date
.

Originated by Reviewed by Approved by

Swaminathan Ganesan K.Kunhappan Hassan Sahli

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SITE WORK PROCEDURE Doc. No. SWP.CS.10
Department QA/QC Rev. 1
Title Carpet Flooring Works Date 05.12.01

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 QATAR BUILDING ENGINEERING COMPANY
SITE WORK PROCEDURE Doc. No. SWP.CS.10
Department QA/QC Rev. 1
Title Carpet Flooring Works Date 05.12.01

CARPET FLOORING WORKS

1.0 OBJECTIVE

1.1 To define the requirements and procedure

procedure for carpet flooring works under the
contra
contractct no GTC.10
GTC.101/E
1/ED/0
D/011 Engine
Engineeri
ering,
ng, Procur
Procurem
ement
ent,, Instal
Installat
lation
ion and
Commi
Commissi ssion
oning
ing (EPIC)
(EPIC) of Ras Laffan
Laffan Utiliz
Utilizatio
ation
n Projec
Projectt –Build
–Building
ings
s and
utilities and support service Phase 1-Utilities.

2.0 SCOPE

2.1 Applicable to all the office buildings at Service Base Area, Service Berth Area,
F.S.O Marine area and Telecom Building.

3.0 REFERENCE

3.1 Project Approved Drawings

3.2 Qatar Petroleu
Petroleum
m standard
standard Spec. Vol. 1, Section
Section 9.27,
9.27, 9.49, 9.50, 9.51.
9.51.
3.3 Britis
British
h Standa
Standard
rd BS 5808
5808

4.0 PROCEDURE

4.1 MATERIAL APPROVAL:

4.1.1 Carpet material

material such as carpet, carpet tiles, under lay,
lay, etc. should
should be
approved by QP engineer.

4.2 GENERAL REQUIREMENT:

4.2.1 Before carpet-laying work commences,

commences, it has to be ensured
ensured that the
building is weather tight.

4.2.2 All the wet trades have finished

finished their work. All the painting works
should be finished and dry.

4.2.3 All the socket

socket out lets, duct covers and the like around which
which carpet
needs to be cut have been fixed.

4.2.4 The substrate on which the carpet is laid should be dry and
and clean.

4.2.5 Carpet shall be

be cut and
and fitted to all
all socket outlets
outlets and other
other fixtures
and shall be cut in all the doorways and recesses. It shall not be pieced in.

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4.2.6 Where practicable,

practicable, room coverings shall
shall start with a full width of 
carpet by the side of door.

4.3 INSTALLATION OF CARPETS WITH TACKLES FIXINGS

4.3.1
4.3.1 Unless
Unless the
the manu
manufac
factur
turer’
er’s
s specia
specially
lly recom
recommen
mends
ds or other
otherwis
wise,
e, all
all the
carpet other than foam backed and fiber bonded carpet, shall be fixed by
means of tackles strip (gripper).

4.3.2
4.3.2 All carp
carpets
ets of
of one type
type,, color
color and
and patter
pattern
n shall
shall be from
from the
the same
same batch.
batch.

4.3.3
4.3.3 The unde
underla
rlay
y shall
shall be inst
install
alled
ed so that
that its
its seams
seams do not
not shadow
shadow thro
through
ugh
the carpet and do not coincide with those of the carpet when laid in the
same direction. Uneven edges shall be overlapped and cut through.

4.3.4
4.3.4 The sea
seams
ms of rubb
rubber
er and
and rubber
rubber-ba
-base
sedd underl
underlays
ays shal
shalll be joine
joined
d with
with
approved tape as per manufacturer’s recommendations.

4.3.5
4.3.5 The unde
underla
rlay
y shall
shall be fixe
fixed
d along
along its perime
perimeter
ter in acco
accorda
rdance
nce with
with the
the
manufacturer’s recommendations.
recommendations.

4.3.6
4.3.6 The unde
underla
rlay
y shall
shall cove
coverr the tread
treads
s and rise
risers
rs of stai
stairs
rs and
and shall
shall be fixed
fixed to
to
prevent movement and wrinkling.

4.3.7
4.3.7 Seams
Seams in
in carpet
carpet shal
shalll be joine
joined
d by appro
approved
ved heat
heat bond
bonded
ed tape
tape or as
as per 
manufacturer’s recommendations.
recommendations. Care shall be taken to ensure that:

a) The joints
joints are strong
strong enough
enough to permit
permit the carpet
carpet to the stretched
stretched and
and
not break down under use.
b) The pile is laying
laying in the
the same
same directi
direction.
on.
c) The pile
pile is not
not caugh
caughtt down
down into the
the seam
seam..
d) The seams
seams are straig
straight.
ht.
e) The carpet
carpet shall
shall be laid
laid with the seams
seams paralle
parallell to one main
main axis
axis of the
room.

4.3.8
4.3.8 The grip
gripper
per shal
shalll be fixed
fixed aroun
around
d the peri
perimet
meter
er of the
the area
area to be
be covere
covered
d
leaving a gap approximately two thirds of the thickness of the carpet which
shall be stretched into position over the gripper using a knee kicker or 
power stretcher as appropriate to form a neat rolled edge.

4.3.9
4.3.9 Binder
Binder bar
bar shall
shall be used
used at
at all free
free edge
edges
s of carpe
carpett and doub
double
le binder
binder bar 
bar 
shall be used where carpets of a different type, color or pattern meet.

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4.3.10 Single
Single or double
double binder
binder bar appropria
appropriate
te shall
shall be used
used at all doorway
doorways
s
situated under the centre line the door leaf .

4.3.11 At stairs
stairs the pile of the carpet
carpet shall
shall be towards
towards the
the bottom.
bottom. Gripper
Gripper shall
shall be
fixed to the bottom of all risers and to the adjacent horizontal surface of the
tread.

4.4 INSTALLATION OF CARPET WITH ADHESIVES

4.4.
4.4.1
1 Fibe
Fiberr bond
bonded
ed,, high
high dens
densit
ity
y foam
foam backe
backed
d carp
carpet
et and
and carp
carpet
et wher
wheree the
the
manufacturer specifically so recommended shall be fully bonded to the sub
floor using QP approved peel up adhesive applied in accordance with the
manufacturer recommendations.
recommendations.

4.4.2
4.4.2 Joints
Joints in the
the carpe
carpett shall
shall be bond
bonded
ed with
with a joining
joining adh
adhesi
esive
ve recom
recomme
mende
ndedd
by the manufacturer
manufacturer of the carpet and shall parallel to one main axis
axis of the
room.

4.4.3
4.4.3 Where
Where appl
applica
icable
ble care
care shall
shall be take
taken
n to ensure
ensure that:
that:

a) The pile is
is laying
laying in the
the same
same direction.
direction.
b) The pattern
pattern matches
matches where
where a repeati
repeating
ng motif
motif occurs.
occurs.
c) The pile is
is not
not caught
caught down into the joint.
joint.
d) The joints
joints are straig
straight.
ht.

4.4.4
4.4.4 Adhesi
Adhesive
ve mark
markss shall
shall be
be remove
removed
d from
from the carp
carpet
et and
and other
other expo
exposed
sed
surfaces as the work proceeds.

4.4.5
4.4.5 At stairs
stairs the
the pile
pile of the
the carpe
carpett shall
shall be towa
towards
rds the
the botto
bottom.
m. The
The carpet
carpet shal
shalll
be folded under any exposed edges and fixed to each tread as one
continuous piece unless a nosing is provided

4.4.6
4.4.6 Edge
Edge trim
trim or divid
dividing
ing strip
strips
s shall
shall be used
used at
at all free
free edges
edges of
of carpet
carpet and
and
double binder bar shall be used where carpets of a different type, color or 
pattern meet.

4.4.7
4.4.7 On comp
complet
letion
ion of
of the inst
install
allati
ation
on , all
all loose
loose rap
rap ends
ends shall
shall be
be trimme
trimmedd , the
carpet shall be cleaned
cleaned with a beater type vacuum
vacuum cleaner and covered
covered
with clean dust sheets, hardboard, ect, as necessary to prevent damage
from dust and traffic until handover.

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4.4.8
4.4.8 All carpe
carpets
ts shall
shall be inst
install
alled
ed by skil
skilled
led oper
operati
atives
ves only
only,, so that
that it is flat
flat and
sufficiently taut to ensure that movement of furniture over the surface does
not cause rucking to take place.

5.0 Records :

5.1 Materials Approval

5.2 Inspection re
reports.

5.3 Checklist.

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