fitted carpet not "tucked under"

TomsMom

Melb - I'm glad the mystery is solved, now we know why it was done like that. But, the way I look at it is that I'm no expert in carpet fitting, they are and I expect the estimator who came round, or the fitter, to explain to me that it wouldn't be possible to do the normal type of finishing off because of the beading. If the beading had been mentioned then you would have been able to tell them whether it could be removed and the carpet laid as normal.

I think I would definitely be talking to the shop about this.

When we had some vinyl laid in the ensuite whilst the renovations were taking place at our house, we were given a time for the fitters to arrive. They arrived early and OH said he hadn't had time to clean up the floor - there were bits of plaster needed removing and cleaning of dirt and dust (builders were still in). Fitters said no problem they would do it, so we left them to it. A few days later we noticed a few lumps in the vinyl and on closer inspection it was obvious the fitters didn't do a thorough clean up job, there were still bits on the floor and they'd laid the vinyl over them. We called the shop, they sent the fitters back to have a look and admitted they could have done a better clean up job and what did we want to do. We said either take up the vinyl, we'll clean the floor and you put some more down or don't charge us. They opted not to charge us.

melb

hi there thanks all for the interest. I suppose they have stretched the carpet over the grippers but as there's then maybe a little over an inch before the skirting board the carpet is free to move and is a bit up and down. Someone from the shop is coming to see us on Monday morning. I think we've been a bit unlucky. The living room carpet has a fault and so does the bedroom (different carpets) so we'll see what they say! thanks again

broonbear

hi all i'll try to clear up what yous are talking about , as a carpet fitter i find that beading can be a right pain in the ****. I just need to fit my gripper a little tighter to the beading and take my time but it's not impossible to tuck the carpet behind the gripper. Some so called fitters just haven't got the patience it takes to do the job properly. Do not except this standard of work , tell them 'do it right or lift the lot and give me my money back'

melb

Hi broonbear. would it be possible to tuck the carpet between the gripper rod and the beading so the beading would show all way round the room? Would it look odd? Carpet people seemed to think because the carpet that was down when they came to look initially was just laid to the edge rather than tucked under this was because we liked it like this - even though the carpet in the other reception room - which was obviously newer - had been tucked in.

startrekker

Hi all,

Well... working in the flooring trade, beading which is fitted to a lot of older houses is a problem when it comes to fitting carpet.

In order to get a good finish the fitter fits the gripper towards the skirting, leaving enough space to tuck the carpet over and down. The finishing result leaves a nice smooth edge.... BECAUSE.... the skirting is straight and provides the right edge to achieve this.

Now with beading, the only edge the fitter can fit to is the bottom curved edge , which isnt enough to get the carpet tucked down and tight enough. Hence the poor finish.
You should have been told this if.... someone came out to measure the room or.. the fitter should have said something at least.

Now, we would usually fit the normal way, but before finally attaching the carpet to the gripper we would spray glue the area and then stretch on. This usually cures the problem...

melb

the fitter didn't say anything - I suppose he didn't want to start a debate but I do think he should have said. OH was trapped in the kitchen as they were doing hall stairs and landing dining room and living room. the thing it looks awful because there's too much carpet which is "climbing up the wall" and when you stand on it it goes up and down especially it gets sucked up into the hoover. I'm not happy. they said if we remove the beading there'll probably be a big gap where dirt will come up

Debt_Free_Chick

I think the problem might be that skirting is often placed so as to leave a gap to tuck the carpet underneath. But beading is usually placed so that it's flush to the floor.

Beading is often used in rooms where the intention is to have wooden flooring rather than carpet, so the need for a gap to tuck carpet under is unnecessary.