The preparations that apply to carpet tile installations are similar to the preps you need to carry out for broadloom carpet installations.

If you have already completed Carpet basics, you may skip over the remaining lessons in this section if the content is still fresh in your memory. However, you should ensure that you have a good understanding of these topics, because they are crucial to the successful installation of carpet tiles.

In particular, read through the lesson on Tools and equipment, since there may be some tools listed here that you haven't used before in your installation work.