Tricks of the Carpet Trade

[cproader]

Taurus Flooring said Remember, it's not the tool that does the job, it's how the tool is used that counts.

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[Peter Kodner]

cproader said .................

Cp, I think he was referring to implements as tools, not you being a tool

[Lo Down]

Demonseed said I guess this qualifies as a trick of the trade, Alot of the members here use pro-knees, and this is something we generally do, so I am unsure if this will help anyone. If you are on a job that has alot of prep work, and or the floor is just nasty, like a VCT rip up/a poorly done abatement/ active adhesive/lots of prep (heavy patch/double skim)/etc. in these cases I try to keep some C+A carpet cut to fit the shell of the Pro-knees so once the messy work is done you can peel it off and not have to worry about cleaning them before working on the finished product, barring that we will take duct tape and use 3 -4 pieces to cover the surface of the outer shell, so you can accomplish the same thing. I sent a suggestion to the makers of them, that they should make some kind of easy clip on clip off protector, just for this reason

I gotta ask..............what's C+A carpet? Commercial?

[TFP Admin]

Former commercial carpet manufacturer: Collins & Aikman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Peter Kodner]

Actually the C&A in Jim's post was the automotive division. The C&A we all know and love (when installing) or hate (when taking it up) is a division of Tandus now. Good old Powerbond is not dead yet!

http://http://www.tandus.com/

[TFP Admin]

Thanks, Peter. Your link doesn't work, but this is where I think you meant to direct people: Tandus - Products

T

[Peter Kodner]

Looked at the link that came up- had an extra http// in it! Sorry. I had cut and pasted but didn't check it was live like I usually do before posting

Good save T

[Demonseed]

The reason I use the C+A carpet is because it is peel and stick, basically it will stick to the outside shell and when you are done you can peel it off with little effort. Probably something people do not have to worry about (as much) in residential installs, but our knee pads can get real dirty real fast.

[Lo Down]

Thanks guys.