That job in Fresno with the 2,500 square foot glue-down and the broken seam roller

We had a huge commercial job at a new office building in Fresno last month, laying down 2,500 square feet of broadloom. Halfway through, my main seam roller snapped clean in two. I had to finish the seams with a 6-inch hand roller, which took forever and my forearms were on fire by the end of the day. Has anyone else had a crucial tool fail at the worst possible moment, and what's your backup plan?

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dakotab131mo ago

Honestly, that just sounds like a normal Tuesday. A seam roller breaks, you use the small one. It takes longer and your arms hurt. That's the job. Calling it a crucial tool failure seems a bit much. It's not like the glue pump exploded. You just had to roll seams the old school way for a few hours.

jennifercooper1mo ago

Old school way for a few hours" is the killer. On a big commercial glue down, that small roller turns a two person job into a four hour arm killer for the whole crew. It throws the whole day off. That's a crucial failure when time is the real cost.