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I can not argue with your results. That came out fine. But I'll just add that a serpentine cut will often hide the seam better. Not that this is an issue here.

In response to cost, I have many people looking for carpet tiles because they think they are cheap like cheap vinyl stick on tiles. But mainly what we have are high quality commercial carpet tiles, and I end up selling them broadloom for a lot less. Beaulieu used to have residential carpet...

Glad things ended up OK. Except for the layout issue, which was caused by the estimator, not the installer, the remaining issues were not major. The woodwork was not a major deal to fix up, for instance. Seams may or may not be visible. A good seam should have the backings of the carpet...

:eek: Well, there's what I was thinking, and there's what I meant. Rather than edit my original post, I left it so everyone can see the flow. In general, I am not training installers from the ground up. I was thinking in terms of training them for oriental runners. In that one regard, I...

OK, Ernesto, you are asking for it . . . :D

The box stores always have a gimmick. "Free installation", but they make you buy their "upgraded" pad which is just a normal pad with an upgraded price. So the price of their pad equals the price of pad plus the price of installation anywhere else. Yeah, "free" installation. Like when Sears...

I think everyone has their strengths. I know good installers that have no idea how to do oriental runners on stairs. It's not unusual that I have to train them how to mitre and cap oriental runners. Their background is often commercial work. Then I have an installer who was just great with...

It was that thick? Truly, I can't believe what they used to call pad.

I LOVED New York Carpet World. I wish they were back. First, they advertised like crazy, which generated demand for carpet. Then they sold carpet like a used car salesman. People would get all pissed off, and come to our store. It was easy selling after they went there. They'd give us a...

Ernesto hits a valid point. Sometimes the issue is people wanting to do an entire home with a barebones budget. In defense of laminate: if you want the look of an exotic wood without the price, a quality laminate is a great way to go. We have a rainbow slate laminate in our office...

I'm not stranger to controversy so here it is: Laminate is dead. Supporting arguments: 1. Cheap Chinese imports have killed the market. After enough people got burned with the Chinese junk, they assume the issue is "laminate" and not "Chinese junk". I love the QuickStep product (have it...

Go and get something called "Magic Eraser". It works wonders.

That's nothing a nice oriental rug won't fix . . .

I think TNT hit a key point, in addition to everything else. Premature harvesting of bamboo not only causes severe problems with shrinkage, but produces a much softer bamboo. The cupping is evident, but just that. Evident. Here in New England, if you want plank, you will have some cupping...

I hate self-adhesive products. They are more apt to have problems than conventional products. Now that I have that off my chest . . . Now that a conventional VCT adhesive has been used, it may be difficult to remove these without damaging them. So we are probably beyond the point where we...

I think it's worth repeating FloorMaven's advice to check the moisture level in the subfloor. And just because you checked it and it was OK, doesn't mean that it won't change as the seasons change. Running climate control year round is important. You mention that the house overhangs, but I'm...

Some of the better quality Milliken stuff will wear forever. You know how tough restaurants are, and we have one that has a carpet that still looks really good after 20 years. 20 years in a restaurant! First main problem with Milliken is significant bow. If they can ever address that, it...

Yeah. I think a Clinton e-mail came in with a cold-sore alert. He was certainly a "fun" president. A lot more fun than the goobers we have running for office now.

I'm going to repeat the warning about the carpet backing. Do NOT pour polish remover, acetone, etc. on your carpet. It will soak into the backing, and then the glue that holds the yarns to the backing will dissolve. You suddenly have a bare spot where the yarns come out. Apply whatever you...

LOL. Oh, my. Jocasio, Floor Maven did not steer you wrong. Your layout makes staring at the stair nosing practical. In a lot of the condos we do around here, there is a transition piece that gets placed at the unit entrance, and we are staring from that point. Yeah, I have stair nosings...