Which Is It???

[Bill Watson]

What does an unsealed carpet seam do?

1) Unravel???

2) Ravel???

Wouldn't an unraveled seam go back together???

Just sounds like an oxymoron to me.

I have really wondered about this for a long time.

I know, I know, I need to get a life

The other thing that bugs me is "hot water heater" Hot water is already heated.

[Dobby Tappet]

It appears I need to get a life also, because I have wrestled with the same question. Here is what I found out so far.

The word, used as an adjective, to describe an act or action is ravel.

Example: The seam has begun to ravel.

In future tense; Left unfinished, the edge will ravel.
In present tense; The raveling of the edge is difficult to contain.
In the past tense; The carpet has raveled along the seam.

Unravel can only be used as a noun to describe specific parts of something that has raveled.

Example: The unraveled fibers were visible from the surface.

Hope this helps!

Dobby

[Bill Watson]

Dobby Tappet said It appears I need to get a life also, because I have wrestled with the same question. Here is what I found out so far. The word, used as an adjective, to describe an act or action is ravel. Example: The seam has begun to ravel. In future tense; Left unfinished, the edge will ravel. In present tense; The raveling of the edge is difficult to contain. In the past tense; The carpet has raveled along the seam. Unravel can only be used as a noun to describe specific parts of something that has raveled. Example: The unraveled fibers were visible from the surface. Hope this helps! Dobby

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kwfloors]

Thats like tackless strip.

[Dobby Tappet]

kwfloors said Thats like tackless strip.

The strip to which you refer was given that as a slang 'nick name' due to the fact that, that particular installation method required less tacks.

In actuality, it replaced the very visible tacks, with invisible pins. Interestingly enough, the same strip was also given the name 'smooth edge' by the manufacture, due to the fact that this method eliminates the dimples left by tacks. Tackless happens to be the name that stuck.

Speaking of stuck, no matter what it is called, they all hurt when directly sat on !

With kindest regards,

Dobby