quarter-turning vinyl

[pblnslee]

Anyone know why square vinyl patters don't match up. If I ever have to quarter-turn a seam, they never match up. Always about 1/8" off. The only time I ever do it is in a closet. I just don't know why they can't make them square.
Anyone know why this is.

[rusty baker]

If you could 1/4 turn it, you wouldn't have to buy as much.

[Steve Olson]

The "sqaure pattern gets elongated when it is rolled on the core. If you have to 1/4 turn, match it in the middle of the run. Sometimes you can compress by rolling face in, to help, but runout is runout.

[Curt Durand]

There is sometimes a noticeable texture difference which will show as duller or shinier also. skhardwoods is correct about the elongation.