Preparing For Your Carpet Project
Preparing for your carpet installation
- Complete other remodeling projects in the room, such as painting, before installing new carpet.
- Remove all breakable items from the area being carpeted and detach and store wiring from TVs, stereos, VCR/DVD and computers and other electronic devices. Customer should also clear closet floors, if included in the scope of work.
- Unless otherwise clearly specified in the estimate, JD HOSS is not responsible for moving furniture. If it is agreed that JD HOSS will move furniture, please note that JD HOSS will not move computers, pianos, waterbeds, fish tanks, pool tables, etc unless specified in the estimate. JD HOSS will take every precaution to avoid damage; however we are not responsible for damage that may occur during furniture moving.
- Vacuum the old carpet to avoid the possibility of airborne dust and dirt.
- Finally, it is your responsibility to provide an adequate supply of fresh air during installation. Open windows and doors, use an exhaust fan, or operate the fan of your heating or air conditioning system. The “new carpet smell” will clear very quickly, usually in less than 72 hours.
After the Installation
In the months following installation, you may notice some changes in your carpet. Most of these are normal and will not affect the carpet’s life or beauty. Here’s what to do as the carpet breaks in over time:
- Shedding – The shedding of loose fibers is normal and should subside with regular vacuuming.
- Sprouting – If a single tuft extends beyond the carpet’s surface, simply clip it off. Do not pull it out.
- Pile reversal or shading – This seeming color change may occur in various parts of the carpet, caused by light being reflected in different ways as pile fibers are bent in different directions. This is a characteristic of plush carpet, not a defect.
- With WOOL carpets, do not use Dyson or Orek brand vacuums, or vacuums with beater brushes on a low setting. This type of vacuum or beater bar setting can damage all looped carpets.
Planning for Seams
Carpet seams will not be invisible. Thicker, plush style carpets will do a better job of minimizing visible seams than flat or berber style carpets. JD HOSS strives to keep seams to a minimum, and will position seams so that, where possible:
- They run the length of the area.
- Main traffic flow runs along, rather than across, the seam.
- Natural light does not strike across the seam.
- Are away from areas subject to pivoting traffic.
- Are not perpendicular to doorway openings.