How do I avoid large drops in when calculating a carpet in the office?
The decision was made - carpet in a roll. The result - the eternal task of a salesman and an installer calculating and planning the distribution of carpets at a given client's place (a carpet is 4 m wide, the length of a roll is about 30 m).
In order to avoid a lot of joints (places especially vulnerable to damage), the carpet should be laid in one direction
(if it is in different colours you can see the colour differences) and that the seams are in accordance with the technical specification of the carpet in question
(in some you can only do longitudinal seams or only transverse seams). The hard part.
The standard waste in carpets on a roll is about 13% of the area. However, this can sometimes reach 40%.
To avoid 40%, you need a few tricks and experience:
- We can transfer the waste from one room to another
- Take accurate, professional measurements from nature
- Choose the right carpet for the room
- Choose the right direction for the carpet on the basis of experience
- Consult with the customer on the pros and cons of a particular carpet layout
To keep a carpet in perfect shape for its lifetime you may have to accept some waste - this investment will pay for itself during use.
Ask the company in question how much carpet they want to use on the job - perhaps a low or high price is due to an unprofessionally laid carpet.