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Serious question, do you fix a bad seam or pull the whole piece?
I was doing a bedroom in a house up in Green Bay last Tuesday, about 12x14 feet with a nice plush carpet. I got to the final seam near the closet and noticed a 3 inch gap where I accidentally stretched it too tight and the edge pulled back. I ended up patching it with a scrap piece and some seam tape, but now you can feel a slight bump underfoot. Should I just redo that whole section to make it smooth again, or do you guys ever live with a small fix like that? How do y'all handle a seam that goes wrong after the glue sets?
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samf953d agoMost Upvoted
Yeah benbrown nailed it, that bump is gonna haunt you every time you walk by the closet. Better to rip it out now and do it right than explain to the homeowner why their new carpet has a speed bump.
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benbrown4d ago
Honestly man that bump is going to drive you crazy every single time you walk in that room. I'd pull the whole piece and redo it because patching always feels like a band aid that eventually shows its ugly face. The thing nobody talks about is how temperature and humidity keep shifting the carpet after the glue sets, so that bump might get worse or even create a ripple over time. I've learned the hard way that saving a few hours now costs you twice the time later when the customer calls you back pissed off. Pulling it and starting fresh sucks in the moment but you sleep better knowing it's flat and nobody's toe is gonna catch on that lump. Just my two cents after messing up enough seams to know better by now.
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