Indoor/ outdoor carpet for pool deck

Assuming its an outdoor rated carpet....

Heavy Scissors or razor knife to cut. Use large piece so no seams if possible Use a mechanical fastening method I would cut so carpet could go over metal edge, fold under to create finished edge./ use aluminum pop rivets and washers to attach.

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Adhesive? What will you do when the carpet wears out? Might be a bitch to remove it. Instead, how about stretching carpet tight and using stainless steel oval head self tapping screws with finishing washers to attach it to the vertical edges of the deck? Or, if you're concerned about the screws pulling out of the metal, maybe attach strips of cedar to the deck edges, and screw into the wood. Wrap the carpet under the wood strips and attach there, so there's not so much direct pull against the screws as people walk on the top.

Thanks all, great ideas.

Ed H