Nowadays outdoor carpets come in all shapes and sizes, but don't let that fool you into thinking that there are also tons of different and difficult ways to install the flooring. The basic technique is easy to learn, and if you follow this guide you will soon be installing outdoor carpeting like a pro!

As for all do it yourself work, you need to start out with the right tools. For outdoor carpet installation, these are pretty simple, and utility knife and some measuring tape being the main ones. But you also need the right adhesives to glue down the carpet permanently, plus double-sided scotch tape to fix the carpeting onto the ground.

Don't forget that you need the right type of outdoor carpet for the job. Don't save on waterproofing if the area you are installing the carpeting in is not covered, and get UV-resistant materials if sunlight and color fading could be an issue. The glue should be specific and high-quality or all your effort will be naught in a short time.

Before you begin, divide up the area where the carpet is to be installed into rectangular areas, and clean up the first one thoroughly, removing any dust and grime. You should also unroll and lay out the outdoor carpet somewhere else for a couple of hours, so that it can breathe and expand before the installation. Put down a grid of double-sided adhesive tape on the area to be carpeted.

If the outdoor carpet does not already come cut to size, you now need to trim it. Make sure that you leave some extra carpet on the edges at this stage, as you will do some more trimming later.

Ply one half of the carpet onto the other, then remove the adhesive tape covering strips from the other half, and add an even layer of glue. Make sure that you work according to the specifications of the glue manufacturer.

Now you can finally start to place down a piece of the carpet. Lay down the first half steadily, without haste, to avoid unseemly creases. Don't rush and make sure that the carpet adheres to the tape and glue evenly and perpendicularly to the floor area.

Next, repeat with the other half of the carpet. Prepare the adhesive tape, add glue. Once the whole piece of outdoor carpet is in place, walk on it and smoothen out any last creases.

At this point, you can trim the outdoor carpet edges of any extra fabric and make sure that the whole floor covering fits neatly. This is also the time to use glue solvent to clean up any edges or blemishes. Do it now for the area rather than later for the whole house, or the extra glue will harden and make your work harder.

Now repeat the whole procedure in the next area, and seam together the join between two pieces of outdoor carpet, or lay down a metal binder. Keep on going for the whole house, and you will have installed outdoor carpet like a pro!