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Done deal..... Last room done. Every tool is home, $600 in fuel will not continue eating my wallet.
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It's vacuumed and ready for furniture.
I'm happy, the shop sent the final billing and I think everyone's happy. I felt a tingle running up my leg. 😳
......better than down 😁
Even the 4 by 8 closet ended up with straight lines.
This last room was the easiest. It was a 14 by 16 room and the closet didn't protrude into the room, so I was basically working a rectangle. The hardwood in the hall and the tile in the bathrooms transtions were real obstacles. Mainly where to start the pattern, then making sure the rows in the carpet were parallel with the wood, tile and walls. I knew this job was going to be difficult, but it ended up taking twice as long as I expected.
Anywhow, it's a done deal, so it's time to heal.
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Now that it's completed, I discovered something in this last room.
......kinda late to change now, but the transitions to the tile and wood could have been done better.
Knowing now, that every wall, every wood transition and tile transition was parallel and perpendicular....... I was forced on this last room, to leave a silver pattern row on, rather than barely cutting it off.
I think that out of the ten doorways, I could have started 9 doorways with one pattern line left on, like this one.
I don't think it would have taken much more time and effort.
On this last room, it shared a common wall with another bedroom. I kept the pattern true, looking straight across the hallway from the previous room. There was 4 feet of hardwood between these two rooms, but if I shifted this carpet 3/4" over in this last room the shift would have been obvious.
Keeping the pattern true to my laser, I ended up needing to leave one silver row next to the tile....... I avoided this in every doorway throughout the entire job.
.....but I'm liking the look. The largest benefit is that it hides the grinning.
I could have made them all look like this. 😳
.....aaah, maybe next time. 😂
Naw I'm happy, just an observation.
 

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Naw I'm happy, just an observation.
Excellent craftsmanship Randy. 👍🙇‍♀️
That bathroom door with the perfect pattern line looks amazing. 🙇‍♀️ No expectations but I think a big tip is in your future. 💰 That carpet job ( work of craftsmanship art 😉) will be the talk of the golfing community and by the builder for quite a while. Well done, Well done !
 
I never thought I would make it to my age so I can’t imagine how you older peeps must feel. I think we all outta go buy some lottery tickets cus every day from here on out seems like a gift to me. 🤔
Here too. I didn't think I'd make it to 45. At one time, those were old geezers. 🤣
 
Excellent craftsmanship Randy. 👍🙇‍♀️
That bathroom door with the perfect pattern line looks amazing. 🙇‍♀️ No expectations but I think a big tip is in your future. 💰 That carpet job ( work of craftsmanship art 😉) will be the talk of the golfing community and by the builder for quite a while. Well done, Well done !
It ranks up there with the most difficult jobs I've done. Keeping the pattern straight was a large part, but I'm not a woven guy either. This was new territory. It was difficult in part because of the size, but also the learning curve of working with the underlayment height issues at the transition areas. The transition areas were all different, but in the end I made them all the same through ramping in one way or the other.
I wasn't hampered by a time line. I could do whatever I needed to do or wanted to do with no limits. Basically, me making every call.
It sure feels nice sitting at home listening to raindrops and not wondering how much progress I'll make today... .
...I'll be making NO progress today. 🤣
Thanks, I appreciate both the kudos and the advice along the way. 👍
 

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