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A foreman in Dallas told me my stretch was all wrong and I fought him on it for 20 minutes
I used to always stretch carpet from the center out toward the walls. This old timer with 30 years in watched me on a commercial job in Dallas, told me I was creating wrinkles that would show up in 6 months. He said start at the walls and work inward. I thought he was nuts, but I tried it on the next 2 rooms. Second room laid flat perfect, first one would have had waves by now. Has anyone else had to unlearn a bad habit from a seasoned guy on site?
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blair_chen813mo ago
Nah man, center-out works fine if you know what you're doing.
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charles_baker283mo ago
Wait wait wait. You're telling me you actually skip pre-stretching the carpet before you start? Like you just roll it out and go straight to the center-out method without pulling the slack out first? Man, I've seen guys try that and end up with bubbles and wrinkles that would drive me absolutely crazy. Every time I try to skip that step, I end up having to pull everything back up and start over anyway, it's just not worth the headache. That pre-stretch is the difference between a job that looks clean and one that looks like you did it in 20 minutes flat.
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