Rant: I always thought you needed a ton of adhesive for carpet tiles

Read a spec sheet from a big job in Austin that said to use only 4 ounces per square yard. Found out using less actually helps them lay flatter and reduces bumps. Anyone else cut back on glue after seeing the factory numbers?

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flores.tessa10d ago

Honestly that spec sheet is spot on. We used to slather it on too and had the same bump issue, but cutting back made a huge difference. Took a while to break the old habit though.

taylor.mary10d ago

Slather it on" makes it sound like we were using buckets of the stuff. I get using less, but four ounces seems crazy thin. Had a guy on a job last year follow a spec like that and we had tiles curling at the seams within a month. Maybe it works in a perfect, climate controlled office, but not on a real floor with foot traffic. Just feels like asking for a callback.