putting carpets back

[mutley racers]

How do you guys do it? I have had enough of using a hammer and chisel and am thinking of getting a knee kicker to dp the job. I think toolstation has one for around £40. Anyone got one?

 

[SimonG]

I just use a screwdriver. Knees are bad enough without using one of them knee things After all im a pipe monkey not a carpet monkey.

 

[lame plumber]

tell the custard to get a carpet fitter in the quote.

 

[mutley racers]

tell the custard to get a carpet fitter in the quote.

No, surely you don't do that?

I got a copy of a british gas quote which in their terms and conditions it stated that a theird party must replace the floor boards. I couldne believe it

 

[kirkgas]

The best bet is to get in contact with a local carpet fitter and add the cost to the quote, I think customers like the idea of a carpet fitter putting the carpets back down "properly" as it shows a bit more respect to their property, and it's the last thing on my mind after an install when I'm trying to clear up and clear out to get the carpets down properly,

 

[lame plumber]

why not, I trained as a plumber, if its a corner of carpet not an issue, tap tap tap, if the whole carpet is rolled back then customer is responsible for sorting it out if need be, I dont want to be accused of overstretching a £4k carpet.

 

[mutley racers]

I see where you guys are coming from but, I thought it would be nice for the client if you could do it without them having to get another trades person in. I donhate doing it and it is never as good as it was before.

 

[lame plumber]

I see where you guys are coming from but, I thought it would be nice for the client if you could do it without them having to get another trades person in. I donhate doing it and it is never as good as it was before.

so you cant relay a carpet decently as you say so why try and get hassle doing so

 

[plumber0808]

The carpets I encounter are the ones where you lift them up fold them over and they turn to dust.

 

[mutley racers]

so you cant relay a carpet decently as you say so why try and get hassle doing so

I am the product of the guy that taught me. And he always had us do it ourselves

 

[kirkgas]

why not, I trained as a plumber, if its a corner of carpet not an issue, tap tap tap, if the whole carpet is rolled back then customer is responsible for sorting it out if need be, I dont want to be accused of overstretching a £4k carpet.

Haha lame how unlucky can we be, I've never had to investigate one of the guys damaging a £100 carpet, they are always £50 m2, and when you visit, it's been chucked out, and the total value of the rest of all the house carpets doesn't even add up to £50 never mind £50 m2

 

[kirkgas]

I see where you guys are coming from but, I thought it would be nice for the client if you could do it without them having to get another trades person in. I donhate doing it and it is never as good as it was before.

Include your guy in your price, and make a few quid on top, (and it means you also get your own carpets fitted for free)

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

I write in the quote that I will relay the carpets within reason and if the custard thinks it needs to be done better then it's down to them to employ a carpet fitter.

Some carpets fall to dust as soon as you touch them!

 

[mutley racers]

I write in the quote that I will relay the carpets within reason and if the custard thinks it needs to be done better then it's down to them to employ a carpet fitter.

Some carpets fall to dust as soon as you touch them!

I believe I shall be adding this to my quotes

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

No, surely you don't do that?

I got a copy of a british gas quote which in their terms and conditions it stated that a theird party must replace the floor boards. I couldne believe it

In practice the BG engineer lifts the carpets and floor boards and replaces them too

 

[mutley racers]

That's good to hear. Why do they put that in their terms then?

 

[LPC]

Stretch back using your shoes. Hammer down edges onto grip strips. Tuck down edges with bolster.

You'd never know they'd been up.

 

[Irish]

Stretch back using your shoes. Hammer down edges onto grip strips. Tuck down edges with bolster.

You'd never know they'd been up.

exactly what I do

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

That's good to hear. Why do they put that in their terms then?

So if needs be they can use it as a get out. Very rare though for a manager to ever quote terms at a customer though

 

[Leo21]

If you start putting on extras like carpet fitters, surely you'll price out of jobs in these price sensitive times.
I re lay all my own, but tell them if my best isn't good enough they'll have to pay to,get some one in. Obviously not as blunt as that, but you get the jist.

 

[Ermintrude]

Got a kicker, only use it on some jobs most of the time you can stretch it back in by hand. Make sure u adjust the teeth for the carpet pile. !! Oh and keep 200mm from edge as on some older ones it splits

 

[mutley racers]

So if needs be they can use it as a get out. Very rare though for a manager to ever quote terms at a customer though

Sneaky and clever

 

[Kyle87]

I have a very good mate who's a carpet fitter. If carpet doesn't go down I have a contact. It's good to know people. I fact that's why i like to Facebook so much. Really helps you broaden your contacts and it's all about having friends in the right places when your in the poo

 

[mutley racers]

I have a very good mate who's a carpet fitter. If carpet doesn't go down I have a contact. It's good to know people. I fact that's why i like to Facebook so much. Really helps you broaden your contacts and it's all about having friends in the right places when your in the poo

I am the total opposite of you mate. I don't like people. I hate people knowing my business and am happy to be left to ones self. Unfortunately it is not a good business strategy. My wife has started to sign me up to all these networking sites like Facebook and linked in, and now I am getting all these strange folk contacting me and it's freaking me out!!

 

[hammers4spanner]

I just inform cust that I can't guarantee carpets as works we do is very intrusive ,balls in custs court then.

 

[Kyle87]

I am the total opposite of you mate. I don't like people. I hate people knowing my business and am happy to be left to ones self. Unfortunately it is not a good business strategy. My wife has started to sign me up to all these networking sites like Facebook and linked in, and now I am getting all these strange folk contacting me and it's freaking me out!!

Fair play mate. If we were all the same.......


I couldn't care less what people know or don't know about me. I used to be quite bothered about what people thought when I was younger. You could say insecure. I always worried I wouldn't fit in.

Now I couldn't give a flying foooook what people think of me. I'm not a bad lad and I do my best to be nice so anyone opinions of me that arnt nice, I really don't care.
Life is way too short. I like to rub my awesomeness in people's faces when I get the feeling they don't like me being how I am.

I'm not one of the sheeple lol
(And I am not saying you are, I'm just describing myself that's all)

 

[mutley racers]

Fair play mate. If we were all the same.......


I couldn't care less what people know or don't know about me. I used to be quite bothered about what people thought when I was younger. You could say insecure. I always worried I wouldn't fit in.

Now I couldn't give a flying foooook what people think of me. I'm not a bad lad and I do my best to be nice so anyone opinions of me that arnt nice, I really don't care.
Life is way too short. I like to rub my awesomeness in people's faces when I get the feeling they don't like me being how I am.

I'm not one of the sheeple lol
(And I am not saying you are, I'm just describing myself that's all)

Well in feller. I always thought I was cool when I was younger. Well up until 25. Always out partying and tings. Then at 25 all changed. I got tired of it all and now I prefer just to chill at home, on me own with a bottle of wine and browsing this forum. Simple life really

 

[jaydebruyne]

I am the total opposite of you mate. I don't like people. I hate people knowing my business and am happy to be left to ones self. Unfortunately it is not a good business strategy. My wife has started to sign me up to all these networking sites like Facebook and linked in, and now I am getting all these strange folk contacting me and it's freaking me out!!

I had to laugh at this post. I used to feel like this, a lot. I used to be the most confident person when I was younger (I'm 37 now), but now life has kicked me a few times and left me a tad unconfident. Some days are good, some are bad. I just roll with it. On the bad days I just carry on regardless knowing that tomorrow will be better. Either that or the single malt helps while diving into this forum and chatting with you lovely people

 

[kris]

When i was younger i was a feather splitter special. Now ive went a bit more advanced with a kicker and plate set.

 

[jaydebruyne]

When i was younger i was a feather splitter special. Now ive went a bit more advanced with a kicker and plate set.

What's the best/easiest method of lifting carpet, Kris?

 

[kris]

If its really down tight on gripper i use a really thin flat head screwdriver. (Thinnest ive got) and go to an internal corner and put driver through carpet and pull up. Or if its being lifted from under a door threshold then lift the bar and lift from there. Just remember when folding back always try and roll it and never stand on it when rolled as can cause creases.

 

[jaydebruyne]

If its really down tight on gripper i use a really thin flat head screwdriver. (Thinnest ive got) and go to an internal corner and put driver through carpet and pull up. Or if its being lifted from under a door threshold then lift the bar and lift from there. Just remember when folding back always try and roll it and never stand on it when rolled as can cause creases.

Nice one. Cheers Kris How's it going up sunny Scotland? Just 'liked' your page by the way..

 

[kris]

Cheers jay much appreciated. Yeh really sunny up here today. Bare belly weather so im try get the milk bottle tan to dissapear. Im cuttin wetwall outside so get a wee tan at same time. Lucky the custards away shed run a mile. Hehe

 

[jaydebruyne]

Cheers jay much appreciated. Yeh really sunny up here today. Bare belly weather so im try get the milk bottle tan to dissapear. Im cuttin wetwall outside so get a wee tan at same time. Lucky the custards away shed run a mile. Hehe

Haha either that or crack on to ya! Why are customers called custards? Just a nickname? Love it

 

[JCplumb]

I'll probably get ridiculed for this but I made my own carpet lifting tool out of a fork
It's a fork flattened out then the last cm or so of the prongs bent at a right angle, I just press the prongs down along the skirting, then lift the fork so the bent part of the prongs go under the carpet and lift. It has never failed me.
There are probably tools that you can pay £££'s for that do the same job but I've never needed them...