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Chat with an old timer changed how I see seams
I was finishing up a bedroom in a split level near Rockville last month when this 40 year veteran named Hank stopped by to check on his son's work. He watched me run a seam for a minute, then just said "you're fighting the carpet instead of letting it settle." He showed me how to stretch it 3 inches further back before trimming and the seam basically vanished. It hit different because I've been doing this 8 years and thought I had seams dialed in. Has anyone else had a random tip from someone older totally shift your approach?
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lindaw2915d ago
Read somewhere that older carpet guys have this almost zen-like approach to stretching. They treat the carpet like it has a memory, almost like working with dough. Makes sense if you think about it.
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Did that old guy just walk in and fix your whole technique without even trying?
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