We need to re-carpet an upstairs room shortly and have decided to use the carpet from the downstairs living-room. Now, yesterday I was browsing through Poundland for bargains saw 10-metre rolls of heavy-duty tape. It looks like duct tape except the non-sticky plastic-like side is silver. I bought two rolls, a quid each, thinking if they're no good for joining up carpet then they'll certainly be good enough for something else. I've read that there's something called "carpet seam tape". Is it significantly different from this duct tape I've bought?
The next question is just how important is having a knee-kicker and a carpet-stretcher? The following article suggests they are needed.