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Does anyone know about carpet fitting?

12 replies

annie987 · 06/08/2019 10:36

We had our beautiful new very expensive (which is unusual for us. We’ve always been a budget family but decided to splash out) lounge carpet fitted yesterday.

They reused the gripper rods that were there. We were expecting this as the man in the shop said they would. He also said if any were broken or missing, that they’d have some on the van and charge us accordingly. This was good as we had previously had a big fire place and double doors removed so there would be 2 big expanses without rods.

Anyway the fitters finished and left.
It was only then that it occurred to me they had t charged me any extra.

On inflection it is obvious that they haven’t used any extra rods in these areas just glue. The carpet dips slightly where there are no rods but nothing major.

Do I get them back? Are gripper rods all round crucial?

Thanks for any advice!

OP posts:
HJWT2 · 06/08/2019 10:39

Do you have underlay? They cant glue it if you have underlay it needs to be gripper rods

Oldraver · 06/08/2019 10:41

I would say yes gripper rods are essential to tension the carpet

Get them back

annie987 · 06/08/2019 10:42

That’s what I thought. Thank you

OP posts:
Gojojogogogo · 06/08/2019 10:44

Carpet fitters are nearly as lazy as road workers so wouldn't surprise me

JudgeRindersMinder · 06/08/2019 10:45

Get them right back to do it properly!

ILoveWillSmith · 06/08/2019 10:49

My DH is a carpet fitter - he says get them back.

And he's not lazy at all!

Bottledate · 06/08/2019 11:03

They glued the carpet down??

Bottledate · 06/08/2019 11:04

They glued the carpet down??

Bottledate · 06/08/2019 11:04

They glued the carpet down??

annie987 · 06/08/2019 19:12

They are coming back tomorrow! They are not going to be happy with me 😟

OP posts:
Laiste · 06/08/2019 19:23

Well - be even less happy with them than they are with you OP. Their own fault they're having to come back.

Laiste · 06/08/2019 19:23

And everyone can spend a couple of hours with cats bum faces being unhappy with each other Grin

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