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terry_jones
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10h ago
Update: I stopped using kicker on every seam after one blew out a Berber in Rogers Park
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irismartinez
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13h ago
Guy in Tulsa asked if I could make his stairs "swirl like a cinnamon roll"
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lucashart
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1d ago
My old boss in Toledo swore you never need to stretch a Berber, and my first install 3 months ago proved him wrong
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kim693
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2d ago
Guy on my crew told me to quit stretching carpet over concrete without a pad, and after 3 jobs I finally listened
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miam75
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3d ago
Hot take: the carpet in that old hotel lobby in Abilene sold me on doing repairs instead of full swaps
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seanlee
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3d ago
Hot take: power stretcher vs knee kicker on a 12x15 Berber, no contest
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murphy.linda
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4d ago
Serious question, does anyone else catch homeowners saying 'tackless' when they mean 'tack strip'?
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seth683
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5d ago
Hot take: stop putting the seam in the doorway on purpose
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perry.evan
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5d ago
Update: My lead handed me the seaming iron last Tuesday and I think the 'tape first' rule is holding back new guys
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bettyfox
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5d ago
Walked into a new build in Scottsdale and every room had the same wrinkle by the door
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seth683
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6d ago
A guy at the supply house in Garland said he never glues seams on stretch-in, and now I'm second guessing 15 years of work
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perry.evan
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7d ago
Dropped $180 on a 'pro' knee kicker from a guy on Marketplace, and it snapped on the second bedroom
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gavin_kelly91
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8d ago
Wrinkled a whole bedroom after a humid week in Louisville, so do you re-stretch or wait it out?
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karen_west59
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9d ago
The week I stretched a whole house in reverse and my knees still hate me
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nathanj56
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9d ago
My foreman asked why I still kick the stretcher, and I froze
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