Had one of those weeks where everything just went right on a commercial job near Richmond

Last spring I got hired to do about 3,000 square feet of commercial carpet in a new office building outside Richmond. The client picked this heavy duty broadloom with a pattern that had to line up perfect across the whole floor. First day I showed up and the subfloor was actually clean and level for once, no patches or glue bumps to grind down. I cranked through the main room in two days without a single do-over because the seams matched up like butter. The third day I finished the hallways and the building super just handed me a $100 tip and said it looked better than the sample. I even finished a day early and got to head home before the Friday traffic hit. Has anyone else had a job that just flowed like that with zero headaches? I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop when things go that smooth.

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robert_jones2d ago

Hold on a second, 3,000 square feet of patterned broadloom in three days? That's moving, but you mentioned a pattern that had to line up perfect. Commercial patterned carpet, especially broadloom, usually needs a lot more planning than just rolling it out. You gotta stage the rolls, check dye lots, and do a dry layout to make sure the repeat lines up across the whole floor, not just seam to seam. If you really did all that and the subfloor was perfect and the seams matched like butter, you got lucky or you've been doing this a long time. Most guys I know would take at least four or five days for that size with a pattern, maybe even a week if it's a tricky repeat. Either way, good on you for getting it done and getting that tip, those are rare in commercial work. Just don't expect it to happen again, because the carpet gods usually balance things out with a nasty glue-down or a crooked room next time.

lucas631d ago

Keep waiting for that payback job though, it always shows up. Usually on a Friday.