Flooring pictures

[highup]

Here's one closer up, and the miter I mentioned. I just made one miter on the bottom side. With the hot adhesive a guy can do wonders.
I added on those two 1/2" wide strips of thin plywood using hot glue also. I added these strips to each tread and riser overhang as I mentioned earlier, to make this thinner carpet carpet cover the areas where the wallpaper didn't cover up the bare sheetrock like the old carpet did.

 

[Floorist]

You did a beautiful job, but is that carpet that ugly close up?

 

[DarisMulkin]

I guess that is one time you can see the writing on the wall or step in this case.

Daris

 

[havasu]

You did a beautiful job, but is that carpet that ugly close up?

Yeah, I'm with Rusty. Your job is beautiful but feel it was a waste with that fugly carpeting.

 

[highup]

In person it actually looks pretty neat. The words are not printed sharply. I can read the word telephone, but the rest is impossible to read because the letters are small and 'fuzzy' Looks sorta like an old document. It was hard doing the stairs because each step tool about 25 inches to ensure getting the end caps done without plugs. The pattern was 27 inches. Without being careful, you'd see a partial repeat way to often.
There are a few prominent words of shapes that make the pattern noticeable. The pattern repeating on the stairs ruins the effect.
Here's when I noticed that the pattern repeat isn't good. I guess that step is for Allah.
I cut a 50 inch wide by 24 foot long strip side off the roll. With 26 inch cuts and a 27 inch pattern, it became tricky to make the repeat go away. To help, I alternated cutting the pieces........... One from the top end of the roll, then one off the bottom end of the roll. I also had 6 inches to stagger the cuts.
Trust me........ it looks pretty good with that metal staircase.

 

[DarisMulkin]

You say duplicate patterns on 2 steps. A decorator I used to work for wanted the same pattern on every step in the same spot or it wasn't matched. I argued the point that if it was one piece from top to bottom the patterns would not be in the same spot. I was very bluntly told that it was the wrong way to do it and I told her she was wrong. Maybe that is why I don't work for her anymore.

Daris

 

[highup]

She's a decorator, and probably graduated with a fancy certification.

 

[Floorist]

Many years ago, a mill rep told me that berber was never intended to be put over pad, but a decorator decided to have it installed that way.

 

[Nick]

You say duplicate patterns on 2 steps. A decorator I used to work for wanted the same pattern on every step in the same spot or it wasn't matched. I argued the point that if it was one piece from top to bottom the patterns would not be in the same spot. I was very bluntly told that it was the wrong way to do it and I told her she was wrong. Maybe that is why I don't work for her anymore.

Daris

I always matched it that way Daris . They just bought more carpet .
Expecially the woven with the Flower pattern.

 

[highup]

I always matched it that way Daris . They just bought more carpet .
Expecially the woven with the Flower pattern.

Depends on the pattern. Some absolutely need matching, but matching can mean a pattern centered in the middle of each tread, or matching as in a continuous run. (pattern also matches/continues at the tread/riser junction)

 

[DarisMulkin]

I always matched it that way Daris . They just bought more carpet .
Expecially the woven with the Flower pattern.

I always did them in the longest run possible, unless it stated on the order that a certain pattern was to be in a specified place on the step.

Daris

 

[Floorist]

I don't like this.

 

[DarisMulkin]

I've seen one simular to that only it shows a guy falling through the clouds. Definitely would shake your shit if you didn't know that was there when you opened the door.

Daris

 

[DennisT]

Its quite creative in a merry prankster way.

 

[DennisT]

Here's a floor.

Read a little about it here:
http://www.jlconline.com/flooring/lively-live-edge-floor_o.aspx

 

[Nick]

That's sharp Denis . What wood is it ?

 

[Floorist]

I like that floor.

 

[DennisT]

Black walnut. They discuss it in the article. I really am amazed at some of the creativity out there.

 

[Nick]

Thanks Denis , What article is that ? That is a awesome floor .

 

[DennisT]

http://www.jlconline.com/flooring/lively-live-edge-floor_o.aspx