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Carpet Information Page
Carpet and Pad
Removal - Purchasing Padding - Shedding - Carpet Matting - Roll
crush Spots
and Vacuuming - Adhesives
- Measuring and Estimating
Carpet
Information: There are a few guidelines to follow when
purchasing Carpeting. One be sure that the square yardage is correct
most retail stores will do this for you. Two is, you the home owner
should be asking where the seams will be placed in your home this is
very important. With fewer seams in the home the result is a better
job. In some cases it may cost a little more money but in the end you
will have a beautiful job, so be sure to ask about seam placement. The
third thing is, always inspect the carpet and pad when it arrives to
be sure its what you ordered from the store, check the Color, and
Style, just be sure its the material you ordered. Questions on seam
placement you can call at 661.343.1703 or just email at
questions@franksfloors.com
Tips
on Carpet and Pad
Removal
Removal of the exiting
carpet and pad, If you are the home owner and are removing the carpet and
pad, here are some tips. First get a utility knife and cut the carpet into 4
foot widths and roll it up, this will make the job of carrying the carpet
outside so much faster and easier for you and also for the installer if he
happens to be the one disposing of it. The pad is only stapled to the floor
so its not as bad to pull up from the floor. In some cases the main level of
your home the floor is concrete so the pad will be glued to the floor and
for this job all you will need is a 4 inch hand scraper. Mainly this is all
being done by you the home owner so you can paint all the way down to the
floor this makes for a much nicer look on the base boards and also the room
has a chance to air out. All remodeling should be done prior to carpet
installation. Such as Drywall, Painting, Wallpapering, if painting has been
done you should wait at least 3 days so the paint can dry, then have your
installation completed.
Tips on Purchasing
Pad
Most carpet
padding comes in a wide verity of sizes starting from 3/8 to 9/16 of
an inch remember thickness is not always best, most Manufactures do
not warrantee the carpet if the padding is any thicker then 1/2 inch.
To determine a good padding is to ask for the weigh of it, because
padding is sold in pounds per square inch, so you may purchase 3lb,
4lb,6lb, 8lb pound padding. Keep in mine that the better the pound
padding you purchase the longer your carpet will last and stay looking
beautiful. Do you have questions email at
questions@franksfloors.com
Tips on using
Adhesives in your home
All over
adhesives are used for gluing padding to concrete floors in your home
and some times the smell can be over whelming so it would be wise to
open a window or two, so you may ventilate the room. This will
minimize the impact of the odor that the adhesives will release.
Mostly all paddings need to be glued to a concrete floor.
Keep in mind
if odor becomes a problem - Ventilate for 72 hours.
An excellent installation - Will make all the
difference in your home, as it will provide long lasting performance, and great
durability.
Tips on
Carpet Characteristics
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Shedding
is common with most carpets, it is said that shedding could
occur for the first three months and then it will disappear,
Vacuuming is a good way to speed up the process. But not to
worry it will go away , and like I said the best Treatment is
vacuuming.
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Carpet matting
is caused by heavy traffic and excessive moisture, most of the time its from the
bottom of our shoes, in and out of the house when its been raining out side and
or just all around bad weather. Its recommended that to avoid matting from
occurring, its best to take off our shoes, and use an upright beater bar vacuum
will help minimize matting.
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Carpet Wrinkling
is sometimes cause by
temperature variations in your home from hot to cold. But most of the time its
due to poor installation, this is why you as a home owner need to be sure that
the contractor that installs your carpet is stretching in each room with a power
stretcher.
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Carpet roll
crush
is in every roll of carpet that
is ordered, it is caused when the carpet mill manufactures put a tube at the
beginning, when they start to roll the carpet to fill the order. Sometimes you
may have roll crush in one of the back bedrooms and this sometimes cannot be
helped in some cases it can be cut out, but this depends on how much carpet was
ordered from the start. This is where the Estimator comes into the picture, and
also the seam placement. But don't worry in most cases the roll crush will
vacuum out, if not you should call the retail store where you purchased
your carpet and they will have answers.
Maintenance
on
Spots and Vacuuming
Remember that
carpet flooring takes more abuse then any other furnishing in your
home, all carpets perform differently, the vacuum cleaner plays a very
big part in the way your carpet will perform. A newer vacuum will help
the condition and the performance of your carpet. Keep in mind that
its a good idea to have a fresh bag in your vacuum at all times. There
are a few ways to keep your carpeting looking beautiful. The first is
! Vacuum, you could buy a professional vacuum cleaner, which is the
most efficient. Or just be sure you have good air flow, and the beater
bar is not worn out, because bad air flow and a worn out beater bar
will result in matting and wear and tear on your carpet.
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Spills
mostly all carpets today have
stain resistant treatment in them, but this doesn't mean that they are stain
Proof !! the longer a stain sits the harder it will be to remove, but if you act
quickly 9 out of 10 times you will prevail over the stain. For liquids the best
method is a vacuum with the hose attachment, this will suck up most of the
spill, " after " never wipe always blot the spill with a cool clean cloth. If
using a cleaning solution, be sure to clean a little bit of the stain at a time
and blot dry after, repeat these steps until stain is removed. Also be sure not
to use to much of the cleaning solution or water to remove the stain or this may
result into a headache after spot is removed and dried, you may vacuum to bring
back the carpets original texture and beauty.
Measuring and
Estimating
* A basic rule
of thumb for ordering
carpet is to measure the length and width of a room to the
farthest points. By multiplying the length by the width < length
x width > you will come up with an estimate of your Total square
footage, then multiply this by 10% then add this extra footage
to the original footage, then you divide this by 9 and that's
how many square yards,
there are in the room.
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