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If installed wrong, your new carpet could lose half of its intended lifespan!
Finding and hiring a qualified carpet installer can be challenging. If you use a bad installer you will surely regret it. The real good installers can charge a little more and are often very busy, but is well worth the wait if need be!
Some carpet installation jobs are more difficult than others and require that you hire a more experienced installer. For example, installing expensive carpet in a custom home requires much more expertise than does installing apartment-grade carpet in a rental unit.
Of course everyone wants their carpet installed correctly, and hiring an installer with minimum of 5 years experience is where I would draw the line with a simple installation job.
So, if you buy a more expensive carpet or your carpet job is quite large, difficult or tricky, than you should find an installer with more years of experience. I personally believe that it takes at least 10 years before any flooring installer can truly begin to master their trade, and that's only if they have the desire to become the best of the best, like I did.
Unfortunately, many installers NEVER become anything more than a poor-quality installer because they either lack the formal training, or don't have the ambition. They might just prefer to install low quality products and make enough money to get by. These are not the type of installers you want to hire because you cannot depend on them to do a good job or show up on time. That's why I call them fly-by-night installers. They prefer to work "under the table" and like to be paid in cash. If you have a problem with your installation you will not be able to get them to come back to fix the problem. They are easy to spot because they typically have a beat up truck or van, garbage is piled up on the dashboard, they usually have a girl that does the driving and they wreak of stale beer and cigarettes. Nice!
There is another little-known factor that must be considered when looking for a good carpet installer. The important question you need to ask is "What type of experience do they have?" Here is what I mean: Some carpet installers charge more because they are more experienced in doing custom homes and commercial work. Some charge less because they are used to doing property management work. (apartments or new construction). You need to decide what level of expertise your job requires and then hire an installer according to his level of expertise and pay rate.
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There are 4 basic levels of experience with carpet installers:
1. Property Management. The experience of this type of carpet installer is obtained from installing lower grades of carpet in unoccupied apartments. They have limited experience with installing carpet on stairs, and limited experience with difficult or tricky installations. They generally use lower quality installation products (glues, seam tape, tack-less strips, transition metals) in order to save money. Property owners and managers often do not thoroughly inspect the quality of work performed by installers doing apartment work. Many have become carpet installers as a result of being hired as a carpet layers helper and few are formally trained or have completed an apprentice program. This is not to say that you should not hire them, but you need to be aware that many may lack the experience to perform all types of carpet installations. Installers who do apartment work are generally paid the least amount per yard.
2. New home construction. Installers with the bulk of their trade experience from new construction will have increased knowledge of installing different types of stairs. (carpet can be very difficult to install on some types of stairs) They will have more experience with various styles and grades of carpet as well. They always have to satisfy the builder and the new homeowners with their performance, which make them pay closer attention to detail. Builders usually pay less than the standard rate for this type of installer but there is usually a greater volume of work available.
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