Just hit 200 yards of carpet seaming tape in one week

I work mostly residential in Sacramento and last week I rolled through 200 yards of seaming tape in five days. That's a ton of bedrooms and hallways for me, I usually do maybe 120 yards in a good week. It hit me that I've been skipping some prep steps on the seams, like not letting the adhesive cool down enough before pressing the tape. When I rushed a seam on Tuesday it bubbled up and I had to redo a whole 12 foot section. Has anyone else noticed their tape usage jump with bigger jobs?

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jamieburns3h ago

You ever figure out if it was the adhesive temp or just cheap tape causing it to bubble?

ray64813h ago

Man I feel you on that 200 yards, that's a lot of tape. I did 180 once on a big apartment complex and my back was shot by Friday. That cool down thing you mentioned is huge, I learned that the hard way too. Couple months back I was rushing through some carpet in a new build and the tape just wouldn't stick right, ended up peeling up in a couple spots. Had to go back with a heat gun and redo it, wasted a whole afternoon.