lifting

my work mate off for 3 weeks as of today on maternity leave (yeah u read that right lol)
question is how do you guys tend to lift carpets urself
i tend to loose roll and bend in halve but getting a 5m x 5m into a upstairs bedroom can be a tight squeeze lol

always on the look out for hints and tips

even thought about tieing a bungee cord around a carpet and lifting that way as i tend to lean it against my body and shoulders opposed to lifting on shoulders

sorry if post confusing

 

Make sure you only carry victoria or brockway samples

 

Like you if its a reasonable size and going upstairs i bend it in half.
I have some straps i use to tie it together.
Gives you something to grab and keeps it together.

 

If I'm by myself,I tend to fold either ends into the centre of the carpet then walk along the crease, roll it up,then put some tape around it.
great for getting the carpets upstairs

 

I subbie big carpet jobs out to my mate and let him struggle

 

What's with the comment about maternity leave lol blokes are entitled to time off to when they have kids to lol

i trend to just fold them in half and get it up, unless we're talking really thick stuff I don't usually have a problem getting it upstairs

 

haha its a problem when were booked solid for a month and every job seems to be 5m wide lol

 

Pay someone to help you then, plenty of young lads who could do with a few extra quid.

 

Sorry for resurrecting a dead post, I was just getting "board" with all the hard flooring topics tonight, LOL,
I nearly always re-roll carpets on the wrapper(cut wrapper,and roll 1ft at a time,) then "snake" it up the stairs, would never fold a carpet in half, damages the backing too much.

 

just get a lad in for the day pay him £20 cash in hand he/she can hoover up and bag crap aswell

 

Tried that with my 17yr old,who's on a "full" time college course (3 mornings a week) I make him work with me on Friday's, says he wishes he was dead lol

 

softy, get him crimping all day then he'll wish he was dead.