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l2alphmacchio

l2alphmacchio

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We've been our house for four years now. It was a new construction house and we loved it. But over the course of this winter the carpet has started to rill in multiple spots throughout the house. Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone have any suggestions? Do we have someone stretch it or get new carpet? It is so bad, it is almost a tripping hazard in some places.
 
l2alphmacchio said:
We've been our house for four years now. It was a new construction house and we loved it. But over the course of this winter the carpet has started to rill in multiple spots throughout the house. Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone have any suggestions? Do we have someone stretch it or get new carpet? It is so bad, it is almost a tripping hazard in some places.
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You want to have it restretched sooner rather than later, as it will wear poorly when it is like that. Usually that is caused by either poor installation or environmental conditions (swings in temperature and/or moisture levels).
 
Phillips does a great job and fantastic service. We had them do our main level a couple months back and couldn't be happier
 
I had new carpet put in a little over a year ago and some spots in transition places is starting to look bad. I was advised to butt the carpet next to the tile without a transition strip but I feel like it wont land long.
 
State43 said:
I had new carpet put in a little over a year ago and some spots in transition places is starting to look bad. I was advised to butt the carpet next to the tile without a transition strip but I feel like it wont land long.
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Is it from wear, or from cleaning the tile? I typically prefer a transition without metal to tile, but you have to be careful in cleaning so that the carpet isn't getting wet regularly along there.
 
State43 said:
I had new carpet put in a little over a year ago and some spots in transition places is starting to look bad. I was advised to butt the carpet next to the tile without a transition strip but I feel like it wont land long.
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What did you butt it to without a transition strip? I can't picture how that would work.
 
Cyclonepride said:
I'm assuming it was ceramic finished with metal, and probably 3/4" or higher, with the carpet shimmed up to it. The tack strip would be placed just far enough away to grip and tuck over.
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If I did that, there wouldn't be any issues, but the carpet is kept in place by the tact strip and the ceramic tile is flush with the end of the carpet. No transition piece at all. I wish I put that metal strip in under the tile when I layed it. I installed the tile but I had pros put the carpet in because its in the basement and they had to nail the tack strips into the cement floor.
 
Cyclonepride said:
I'm assuming it was ceramic finished with metal, and probably 3/4" or higher, with the carpet shimmed up to it. The tack strip would be placed just far enough away to grip and tuck over.
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This is clever as ****, I never thought about doing this.
 
Not to semi-derail the thread, but I've got to tear up and replace some carpet. What is the best way to remove a seam? I am keeping one type of carpet and removing the other and they are connected by seam.
 
CycloneJames said:
Not to semi-derail the thread, but I've got to tear up and replace some carpet. What is the best way to remove a seam? I am keeping one type of carpet and removing the other and they are connected by seam.
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I'd roll it back and cut it from the back side if you can. Otherwise, I would cut it long (on the side you are pitching) and let the carpet guy do it.
 
Do you know anyone that will bind a piece of carpet to make an area rug. Looking for a cheap deal
 
I like stretching carpet.................................oh not that kind sorry.
 
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