Could have done with a shim on that lip, that would have sorted that out. Looking at the pictures again I'd say it's not the worse but definitely needed more care and attention. I'd say it's been rushed. There was no need for a nap lock trim in my opinion along the landing. As for the tacks that you mentioned, again that could have been made a lot neater and less obvious. If the fitter spent more time on it then it would have been a lot neater. Just point out the issues you have shown us to him but with the trim you will struggle to lose it now because he has already cut the carpet, he would need more to fold it back on itself to give a nice neat edge. You could always ask them for a gold/bronze trim but will still look a bit affect but less in your face but for me it would be either have a new carpet piece put in on the landing and cut properly without the need of the trim or add a fancy wood trim that you could paint white just to make it less stand out and blend in. Good luck and keep us posted
I originally wanted gold or bronze trims but the ones he has were genuinely bright yellow and even he admitted they look awful! I like the sound of a wooden trim that we could paint - nice idea! He’s coming round tomorrow at 2pm - I anticipate that he’s going to really push back on re-doing the landing as it turns into a complicated step (pic attached) which he told us he had to do re-do as the first time he did it he was not happy with it. He did say the carpet was difficult to work with as it’s not particularly malleable. Thanks v much for your help. The terminology has been invaluable - I have googled what a shim is and that looks like it would solve our problem entirely. Would that be a usual piece of kit for a carpet fitter? He visited over the course of two days and so I could have sourced one quickly if he’d have mentioned that he needed it. I will update you tomorrow and thanks again for your help - very much appreciated!
Carpet shims are ordered in specially for jobs and do have a cost attached to them, generally speaking very few carpet fitters have heard of them let alone who supplies them you would be surprised, sadly the trade isn’t regulated and training is basic unless you go out of your way and spend lots of money on training courses which you don’t recoup like a plumber or electrician can, it’s usually these courses that people learn of new products and where to get them from, unless you’re a nerd like some of us here. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Just to add loops are crap to work with and that step isn’t great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yes I appreciate this. I think he did a good job with the step. Thanks for the insight on the shim. I’ll suggest it today and hopefully it can be fixed if we order it in.
Turning carpet on a step that’s got a moulding under the lip always looks naff. I always point that out and either suggest it’s removed or you take the landing carpet over the nose to match the rest of the steps. Not sure why the bars there unless there’s not enough height for a tuck. Turn and tacking landings is a ok with the right carpet but I think that would make your landing look like the top of a Shepard’s pie. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Shepherds pie love it lol Definitely an awkward carpet to deal with and seeing that step would give me a migraine before I'd even have my tools out the van. I get my shims from stair rods @John1234 have a look on their site. As merit has said maybe it would have been better for him to let the carpet fall over the step like the waterfall fit considering it's an awkward loop compared to your standard twist pile but more attention would have made it look a whole lot better.
I have a cap and band fit coming up in a fortnight and the lip on his stairs are already starting to make me agitated
Rugmunching mentioned stairrods uk,it might be worth a look at their trims to replace the one they used, they're not cheap, but could turn it into a feature rather than what you have
Just a thought on the top step, the moulding could be removed,the carpet pinned under the lip,then moulding replaced covering the fixings, it's not strictly part of the fitters job and would require touching up the paintwork, but could be an option
Thanks for the suggestions everyone. He came back today and took up the carpet over the bedroom lip so that we can measure and order a shim. Will have a look at stairrods now. He’ll then install it and re-affix the carpet - so that’s that issue sorted. I’ve made my peace with the bar running down the landing. Not ideal but I’m sure we won’t notice it after time. Likewise with the tacking on the landings. The issue that bothers me the most is the top stair. It catches your eye as soon as you walk in the house and glance up the stairs. He’s re-done it today but it was pointless as it looks no different - almost worse. I can’t live with it. The problem I have is that I cannot find a suitable photo to copy. Everyone else seems to take the runner through the landing which is perhaps what we should have done but the measurer said that this would be a trip hazard with small children. The one photo I have found looks a lot neater (attached) but then it sounds as though our carpet is to blame. I’m annoyed that the measurerer, who also brought round 9 samples of carpet (that I’d earmarked in the shop) and was there when we chose the carpet didn’t point out that it would be particularly difficult to work and would cause a myriad of migraine-inducing issues for the poor fitter! So what do I do? I can’t find a photo of the waterfall over the landing and onto the first step, followed by a runner starting on the step down, which is what I think someone suggested. Likewise I can’t find a photo where the landing is underpinned by taking out the moulding on the step and then reaffixed over the joins (another suggestion). I wish we’d just taken the runner the whole way through (which would have also fixed the landing and horrible landing step problem). Is it too late to do that? What option should I take?
Sometimes berbers can be a nightmare when theyre stiff, had a stairs and landing about 6 months ago that was a simple job, had to remove old materials and replace the gripper but then it came to fitting the carpet which was literally like cardboard so a 2 to 3 hour job took me about 5 to 6. Embarrassing fortunately it was my own job so i spent the time on it, a fitter for a shop on the other hand wont. I cant see the photo all that well on my phone but it looks like the quadrant isnt helping under the nose of the step, and that its on an angle seems to be causing an issue with the rippling
I prefer the landing carpet to also cover the top riser, when using a loop pile as its neater. The metal strip seems pointless.
