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Had a talk with a builder that changed how I look at seams
A builder I worked with a few weeks ago on a house in Oak Park told me he used to think seams were just about looks. He said he never worried about them until a homeowner complained about a seam splitting after 8 months. He realized the problem was how the carpet was stretched, not the tape or glue. That conversation hit different because I had been blaming materials for years. Now I spend an extra 5 minutes per room checking stretch direction and it has cut my callbacks by half. Has anyone else changed their method after a talk like that?
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eva_hayes17d ago
Checking stretch direction" - that's the golden nugget right there. Most people don't think past the tape.
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the_phoenix17d ago
Stretch direction is the thing most people skip, but its importance depends on the carpet type too. Some carpets with stiff backing actually need a different approach than just angling the stretch.
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