Remembering when we had to seam every single roll in that old warehouse job three years ago

Last week I was laying a continuous 30-foot run of broadloom in a new open-plan office, and it hit me how much faster and cleaner the work is now compared to that nightmare project at the old Miller building where we had to seam every 12-foot roll because that was all they stocked back then.

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phoenix_martin401mo ago

Man, I have to disagree. Seaming every roll built real skill. That continuous stuff is faster, sure, but it makes for lazy installers. A perfect seam is an art form, and that old job taught you patience you just don't get now. I'd take a day of careful seaming over a rushed glue-down any time.

sammartinez1mo ago

Honestly, calling it lazy to use better materials is wild. That Miller job was a waste of time and money. We spent hours just on seams for a basic office floor. Now with broadloom, the floor looks cleaner with no weak spots, and we finish in half the time. Speed and a better result isn't lazy, it's just smarter work.

paul_ramirez1mo ago

Yeah, @sammartinez is right about the time and money thing. That old way just created more places for the floor to fail later, which is a headache for everyone.

olivia_white934d ago

Seaming every roll built real skill" - oh man, that takes me back. My first flooring gig was in this old warehouse where every single roll had to be seamed because the boss refused to order anything bigger, and I honestly think I spent more time on my knees fighting with seams than I actually did laying carpet. That Miller job you're talking about sounds exactly like what I went through, just constant patching and praying the seams wouldn't separate after a month, which they always did lol.