I'm soon to fit the landing carpet in the renovation I am doing and the landing is over 4 metres in length so will need a joint.
The carpet is hessian backed and to be laid over underlay and secured at its edges by gripper rod.
I don't have a carpet iron to allow me to perform an edge to edge joint in the normal manner using hot melt carpet joining tape.
I know the double or single sided tape method is inferior and not good over time. In fact it's bad as I understand it and I won't be using it..
I have access to an old clothes iron ( that could be scrapped afterwards ), hot melt glue sticks as required, and a variety of substrates to reinforce the joint ( hessian, galvanised and perforated very thin and flexible steel sheet, etc ).
I know the clothes iron won't allow jointing from above due to its width and unavailable access from above the joint.. I know joints using a proper carpet iron and hot melt tape can be almost invisible and lasting. What about jointing from the hessian side ( IE below )
How would I do it for best results.
How best can I ensure a good edge to edge joint when joining from the hessian side.
The width at the joint is only about 1 metre.
What do you suggest I do on a limited budget.