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Just finished my 500th carpet seam and realized something
I was laying down a big Berber job in a Denver office building last week and hit that number. It made me think about how much faster I am now compared to my first year, but I still worry about long term seam strength. What's your go-to method for making sure seams stay tight over the years, especially with heavy traffic?
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keith1646mo ago
Yeah, hitting 500 is wild. @margaretr76, you mentioned the iron temp, and that's key. I mean, what temp do you actually set it to for a Berber, and do you change it based on the backing material? I've found that makes a bigger difference for long term hold than just the melt check.
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margaretr766mo ago
Congrats on 500, that's a real milestone. I'm super careful with my seaming iron temp and always double-check the adhesive strip is fully melted. Seems to hold up better in high traffic spots.
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rivera.shane5mo ago
Congrats on hitting 500, that's awesome! Your point about the iron temp is huge for getting that strip to melt right. It makes me wonder, when you double-check the melt, are you looking for a specific look or feel on the backing? @faith_lopez brought up seam sealer too, and now I'm curious if you have a method for how much you use after the strip melts. Do you put on a thick bead or just enough to fill it? Trying to picture the whole process for those high-traffic spots.
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faith_lopez6mo ago
Forget the iron temp fuss. Obsessing over a few degrees won't save a bad seam. The real problem is people skimping on seam sealer. That strip melts, but if you don't flood the channel with enough sealer, it's coming apart in a year. Seen it happen on commercial jobs where they followed the temp guide perfectly.
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