I’ve just taken delivery of a roll of carpet which is 5m by 4m. Because of the difficulty negotiating in the front door I thought it would be better to take it in the window. The delivery guy was obviously in a rush and started pushing it through from the outside before I could get in to receive it. When I got in the house. Half the carpet roll was wedged outside and the other half was bent over the window into the house. Probably at a 90 degree angle. The roll essentially seems creased in the middle. I can’t unroll the carpet at the moment to examine it but I’ve got it laid out flat. Do you think any damage will have been done or will the fitter be able to stretch out the creases? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Cormar Home Counties Heather 50oz. It’s hessian backed. I’ve unrolled a bit of the roll and the carpet feels creased but it seems to lessen the further into the roll I go. I should have about 70cm of wastage along that length so maybe the worst of it will be cut off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Im pretty sure that will be fine. I doubt a carpet fitter would have gone to the trouble of taking a window out, well most of them anyway. Its better for the carpet to re-roll, and remove the pole before bending it, but that will be ok
Luckily I can open my window fully and it was big enough to get it in. Thanks for putting my mind at rest though. I’ve got some painting to do before I can get it laid so it’ll be lying around for a week or so before I get to see how it goes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It will be fine. That’s what a stretcher is for. If it doesn’t stretch out you could stick it down Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Do you just mean the knee thing? I’m not sure he has one of the really expensive stretchers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I doubt he has a power stretcher too. That carpet is barely creased. I’ve seen a lot worse when we’ve had to get 5m carpets up 3 flights of stairs! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
That’ll be fine, should stretch out pretty easily it is recommended to power stretch any carpet over a 5 x 4 though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Good to hear. Hopefully it’ll be ok without power stretching. It’s more a 4.3m x 3.7 than a 5x4...I just rounded up when ordering Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro
Haha. My carpet fitter just said not to worry and that he’d fix it. Will leave it at that I think. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro
Double bank the gripper on the length of the room if no power stretcher, will get it nice and taut that way
Just tell your carpet fitter not to go to too mad kicking the carpet out, you dont want your foundations disturbing Ive seen some fitters knee the crap out of their kicker like it slept with their wife or something You can feel the house rocking ha!!!
?? Why do people do that , find the carpet they like at a reasonable price online saving them a few quid then ... order too much ??
