Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Carpet issues - advice needed! 33Oct 13, 2010 1:01 pm More carpet issues at our place. When I vacuumed the floor the carpet has lifted around the edges - so now we have areas of 'floating carpet'! Also, more loops have come out. It's not even a strong vacuum. The next house we build, will have no carpet for sure Getting a quote for new carpet soon. Re: Carpet issues - advice needed! 34Oct 14, 2010 2:30 pm Disappointed, did you end up contacting the independant carpet inspector you referred to above for an evaluation? How did you get on? John It is better to remain silent and be thought of as a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt. When all is said and done, More is said than done. Registered Carpet Inspector with the WoolSafe group. Re: Carpet issues - advice needed! 35Oct 15, 2010 10:41 am We have been in contact with a few people on what to do, including an indendent carpet inspector. He hasn't been out yet, as we wanted a free opinion first before we pay the $500 it's going to costs for the inspector. We had a local person out today to see what they think, and he is referring it his boss to come out and have a look, and back up what he thinks - he is also under the opinion that it needs to be replaced. The carpet has dried so hard and stiff that the carpet won't stay down. The nails (tacs or whatever they are) are rusted, and the backing of the carpet just keeps ripping with the nails. He also thinks the loops will keep pulling, especially those not on the edge of the carpet. He'll can provide us with a quote, which we need for VCAT. Re: Carpet issues - advice needed! 36Dec 22, 2010 2:44 pm Just an update: we finally got our VCAT hearing against prostruct in Feb 2011. Let's hope for a good reolve on the carpet problems. On another note, we've just found out that the flooding under our front portico area is because they didn't connect our downpipes to the stormwater --- bobcat out today re-doing the pipes, which we were promised by our site manager that it was fixed when they broke the pipes during construction. So fustrating!!!! Re: Carpet issues - advice needed! 37Dec 22, 2010 2:54 pm Good luck with the hearing. Let us know the outcome. The plumber seems to leave a bit to be desired. We'll keep a good check on what he's doing. Problem is the bits you can't see. Ours is zooming along with the brickwork nearly finished, interior painting finished and all cabinets in. Looking good. Re: Carpet issues - advice needed! 38Dec 24, 2010 7:53 am Hi dissapointed15 The problem is simple, but the solution is not. If you have a loop pile carpet stretched over smoothedge (the wood strips with the spikes around the edge) and it gets wet. The proper method is use a stretcher to remove carpet. I can see the smoothedge under the carpet in the photo. I don't know how much you know so it may read condescending. Each line of loops is actually 1 continues length of thread just like pulling a woollen jumper thread. Someone has pulled the thread and i'll tell you how. and it won't cost $500 "missing loops" & "join" & "edges around doorway" You see the spikes run at a 45' angle away from the centre of the room and they hook into the carpet as the carpet is stretched to wards the wall they automatically grip. If the carpet is not taken past the point of grip before being pulled back the loops get pulled out. AND CAN'T BE PUT BACK IN "Edges and missing loops" When the pile run parallel with the wall, the installer needs to put their stair tool behind the loop and push down from the backing. (Takes longer) Someone has caught the pile and pushed it into the gap between the smoothedge and the wall. "Bedroom cupboards" Probably used to reach the wall. What happens when cloth or material not designed to be wet, gets wet. Shrinkage. If not, then it was cut short. "edges around doors" & "overstretched" Lifting wet carpet and returning it into place Never looks brand new. BOTTOM LINE water and carpet do not mix Carpet is brand new ONCE. Take it up wet or damaged it is now second hand. I would never take that job on because it can't look the same again with that type of carpet. How do I know. 23 years experience. sorry for the bad news. Re: Carpet issues - advice needed! 40Feb 10, 2011 12:37 pm there are some real concerns there A report stating the carpet was returned to pre incident condition means nothing if the condition of the carpet is unacceptable, with or without flooding, restoration etc Hi All, I engaged a tradie to install concrete retaining wall 600-800mm high over 32 meters in Victoria. Sleepers are 200*75*2000 mm installed over 17 steel posts. I… 0 7045 Building Standards; Getting It Right! 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