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A 30 year installer in Dayton told me my seam layout was making extra work for myself, and he was right
About 8 months ago I was doing a big living room and hallway job in Beavercreek and I had my seams laid out the way I always did, right down the middle of the walking path. The homeowner's uncle was there, a retired installer out of Dayton with close to 30 years in, and he watched me for a bit and then asked why I was putting my seams where everybody steps. I told him that was just how I was taught. He said straight out, you are making twice the work for yourself and the pad is what is carrying that traffic, not your seam. I sat with it a minute and moved my layout so the seams landed under where the couch and the TV stand would go, and the whole job went faster because I was not fighting the stretch as hard. Now I check where the furniture is going before I even cut my first piece, and my callbacks on visible seams have basically gone away. Curious if you all lay out off the furniture plan or just pull from the longest wall like I used to.
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jordan30511d ago
Tbh that "pad is carrying the traffic" line is what got me too because I never thought about it that way. I started pulling my layout off the furniture plan about 2 years ago and my callbacks dropped off a cliff. Longest wall still matters for stretch but it shouldn't be the only thing you look at.
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