What did you do today?

[highup]

Don't tell me you haven't done this.
You're out of town and you're a tiny bit short on pad.... The carpet you were using is the same height so it's probably just as good as pad right?
That said you put it over in the corner of the closet not in the doorway of the closet.

 

[MSLI]

Rookie move =‘s Veteran repair nice fix High !

The three omigo’s did breakfast, then 5 hours to complete a 100 yd apartment with steps. Then a few beers at the Country Place

Hey boyz ! Have you ever used your 6’ straight edge to separate the bond between the seam tape and pad ?

 

[highup]

for the doorway I cut a piece of pad from the corner of the closet.
I doubled the tack strip in the big bedroom so I had little strips of pad left over
Just doing my part to save the Earth.

 

[MSLI]

Just doing my part to save the Earth.

From Global warming

 

[highup]

No, from murdered flooring installers.

 

[DarisMulkin]

Rookie move =‘s Veteran repair nice fix High !

The three omigo’s did breakfast, then 5 hours to complete a 100 yd apartment with steps. Then a few beers at the Country Place

Hey boyz ! Have you ever used your 6’ straight edge to separate the bond between the seam tape and pad ?

T square works good also. but tp under the tape works better.

 

[C.J.]

I used to use TP when I first started. Some pads and tapes stick more than others.

 

[MSLI]

T square works good also. but tp under the tape works better.

My cousin Harry made me do the toilet paper trick when I was behind the

 

[highup]

Rookie move =‘s Veteran repair nice fix High !

The three omigo’s did breakfast, then 5 hours to complete a 100 yd apartment with steps. Then a few beers at the Country Place

Hey boyz ! Have you ever used your 6’ straight edge to separate the bond between the seam tape and pad ?

I've done that a lot, especially with heavy carpets or long seams.

 

[highup]

T square works good also. but tp under the tape works better.

I do that a lot under doorway seams...... Did one today and one yesterday.

 

[JPfloor]

I remember seam tape that came with tissue attached before the silicone backed stuff. I think it was Orcon… It worked well. Don’t know why they stopped making it.

 

[DarisMulkin]

I remember seam tape that came with tissue attached before the silicone backed stuff. I think it was Orcon… It worked well. Don’t know why they stopped making it.

I remember that tape also, but don't think it was Orcon. I think it was Burgess. There were a lot of different tape companies back then that have disappeared like Conso which was one of my favorites. Burgess also ha one that had a dye in the thermo that colored it when it was the right temp to move the iron.

 

[Floorist]

Daris, what was that cheap, crappy tape?

 

[DarisMulkin]

Daris, what was that cheap, crappy tape?

There were lots of them, most were under $3.00 at the time, you got to figure strip was $ 4.50.

 

[Floorist]

There were lots of them, most were under $3.00 at the time, you got to figure strip was $ 4.50.

I remember one that had fewer beads of glue on it, but that was in another life.

 

[DarisMulkin]

I remember one that had fewer beads of glue on it, but that was in another life.

It was called hand sewing with latex tape, no beads.

 

[JPfloor]

It was called hand sewing with latex tape, no beads.

And pin tape for the doorways...

 

[C.J.]

Today I was doing some pattern making with strips of 1/4” and a hot glue gun. I have the Traxx 100 watt glue gun and lemme tell you that ***** burns when you get a hot snot glob that drips on your finger. I thought it peeled a layer of skin with it when it finally cooled and I was able to peel it off. Luckily it didn’t but damn that’s hot.

On the plus side we got the kegerator working. Chilled mugs and some beer fresh from the tap to finish the day off. Hope you all are having a great Friday as well.

 

[DarisMulkin]

And pin tape for the doorways...

I wonder how many installers today would even know how to use pin tape or have even seen it.

 

[Incognito]

I wonder how many installers today would even know how to use pin tape or have even seen it.

I have seen it, but only on demo. Tore up my blades cutting up the carpet for roll-up.