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I need to re-carpet my office (it's a bedroom that is now my office). I brought some very large carpet remnants from our other house. The carpet is really nice and I just couldn't leave it or throw it away. Anyway, I wanted to use these "scraps" to re-carpet this office but when I had a carpet installer come out to give a bid on carpeting another bedroom, he said that the nap has to all run the same way so basically I don't have anywhere near enough remnants to do this room.
Does it really matter? Would it look odd? I thought by putting the largest piece in the front as you walk in, and then piece the back and under my 2 large desks, skip the closet because the carpet is very similar in color...Basically it boils down to:
1. not wanting to toss this carpet I already paid for
2. not wanting to pay a lot of money for new carpet, just the install
3. as long as it looks okay, I don't care. There's not a lot of carpet showing because I have a lot of furniture in this room.
4. If we ever sell, I can get new carpet then.
The carpet installer is definitely correct, the nap and all of the cut carpet pieces all must run in the same direction or it will definitely stick out and appear as those pieces are totally different dye lots.
Depending on the size of the remnants vs the room size, you could have the carpet edges all bound and just use the carpet as area rugs. I’m sure the installed offered that as an option.
No he didn't offer that as an option. He did say that the remnants could be cut so that they would all go the right direction, but he said that they don't do that if there's more than 2-3 cuts. Do you think if there were 3-4 cuts that it would matter or show? Thank you
Depends on the carpet. The guy is correct overall.
Office carpet is typically low pile compared to household carpet. If you want something that works, you might check around for any banks that are remodeling. Typically, they replace the carpet even though it has very low wear, and because impressions are important, banks often have a nice grade of carpet. It commonly gets tossed by the installer of the new carpet.
Piecing and seaming can be done with carpet, but unless it is a match, the pile is long enough to hide the seam, and there is no shrinkage from humidity or other causes, it can be pretty obvious. Personally, if I was doing the install myself in an art room where the carpet was going to get trashed anyway, I might do it. To pay someone to do a crap job in a room where it might matter makes little sense to me. YMMV
It's just my office and no one goes in there except me.
I really really want to use the carpet remnants that we brought with us! I guess if it doesn't work I need to think of something else. I have recently thought about just pulling up the carpet and pad and getting a large area rug. It would probably be cheaper than carpet based on what I just paid for a smaller room.
I should note that my house is an old adobe home and very rustic. Pulling up the carpet and pad would fit right in. Only 2 rooms have carpet, the rest of the house is red brick.
No he didn't offer that as an option. He did say that the remnants could be cut so that they would all go the right direction, but he said that they don't do that if there's more than 2-3 cuts. Do you think if there were 3-4 cuts that it would matter or show? Thank you
If there are too many pieces it’s a lot more work for the installer so perhaps that may be the reason he’s not enthused about giving you a price. I have seen rooms before with excessive seams that were virtually invisible, so it’s definitely possible but not preferred. You would locate the seams in an inconspicuous spot in the room, preferably under furniture.
If there are too many pieces it’s a lot more work for the installer so perhaps that may be the reason he’s not enthused about giving you a price. I have seen rooms before with excessive seams that were virtually invisible, so it’s definitely possible but not preferred. You would locate the seams in an inconspicuous spot in the room, preferably under furniture.
That's so helpful. Thank you very much for responding. I think the next step is to lay the carpet out upside down in the garage to see exactly how many pieces there will actually be. I'm sure if I ask around I can find someone experienced to do the install. Thanks again.
If there are too many pieces it’s a lot more work for the installer so perhaps that may be the reason he’s not enthused about giving you a price. I have seen rooms before with excessive seams that were virtually invisible, so it’s definitely possible but not preferred. You would locate the seams in an inconspicuous spot in the room, preferably under furniture.
I came to say this. We had two bedrooms re-carpeted from HD and the quote for carpet needed was way higher than the 10% I factored in for overage. They said otherwise I’d have extra seams, but since one was going to be a nursery and the other a guest bedroom I didn’t care. I could barley see the seems when he showed me (my wife couldn’t when she got home) and I couldn’t point them out today if you paid me to. I took the leftover piece to be bonded (probably 10x12, my wife is sleeping or I’d go measure) that cost like .75-.85c a linear foot? I just remember it was around $35 for a matching rug for the master bedroom.
It sounds as though your installer is a professional and doesn't want to leave you with a job that is less than perfect.
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