Ask Steve if he has ever hand sewn seams. I watched my father do it once. He explained to me that that's how it was done before the iron and tape were invented. My father was a true craftsman as a carpet mechanic! I helped him for many years and learned the proper way to install carpet, pad, tackless, and glue down.
Nice point. I didn't like his attitude of how newer carpenters not doing this or doing that. If Steve didn't adapt, he would still be sewing seams by hand, but he is using new stuff like tapes and iron as new way, also younger carpenters should come up with and use newer better ways. Now there is a standard of course, of someone is not doing the necessary steps to get the best possible job then they are lacking and it doesn't matter if they are new amatures of old pros.
I’ve been doing carpet for 30 years worked with lease 25 different installers I have never seen the scene done that way we use a row finder and a top cutter make the same first then stretch in the room after the same as made
25 years experience here and I would agree it's very awkward way of making a seam even using a straight edge. Seems a lot of people think he's really good though.
@polkat7626 Yeah i have been installing for 20 years. I will use a row finder and top cutter as much as possible to not lose any knapp. And a straight edge only when a top cutter won't work. This was painful to watch.
I have an 78oz carpet from 1995 in entire house and it still looks almost new today, never buy polyester always nylon carpet if you want it to last. And an 70+ oz shorter pyle is so dense it won't fall down and wear as much. Vacuum weekly with a clean vacuum filter.
Unfortunately, you probably can't buy the same quality carpet as they made back in 1995. Government regulations and "designed to fail" ways of generating money has ruined EVERYTHING.
@@MAGAMAN You still can buy a 70-80 Oz carpet Nylon, I paid $22 yard in '95 installed, that when Home depot actually had some good value and got a special deal from Georgia carpet mills. At that time HD had their own installers, not 3rd party. Make America Great Again..Again.
This video should be called ‘ how not to seam a carpet’ . Row finder and a top cutter. You’re cutting through the fibres with the scissors , the top cutter only goes through the carpet backing. Oh and that seam can be seen from space.
Yes I don't understand why he was doing this type of method it was very slow very awkward very unconventional. And he didn't even use a weight. This was very unorthodox the way he seamed the carpet and kicked the carpet instead of power stretching. I can pretty much guarantee that there will more likely be some ripples or buckles in the carpet in the near future.
Thanks for the video. Home Depot’s installers put our carpet in, they did not glue the edges of the seam, nor did they back up the tape with cardboard. I’m guessing that’s important as the seam buckled and is coming apart. I have watched a few videos, yours seems to be the ticket on what went wrong with the install, and how I repair it. Why aren’t Home Depot’s installers fixing their mistake? Because they left Tulsa area and went to the St. Louis area. In the interim Home Depot had their expert come over, and he went over the entire house, decided excessive cleaning was the issue. So you buy from Home Depot or the other big box stores if you want. I’ll find a guy like this one charging me more and doing it right. I wasn’t here for the inspection, or the inspector would not have been allowed to go anywhere but the failing seam area, which began under the couch where there is not foot traffic. Such BS from their inspector
I have a carpet with the rubber padding adhered to the back of the carpet. Can I seam with it with the same process you are using? Does the top part of the seam iron get hot..where the carpet lays on top of the iron, would it melt the rubber padding backing?
Very nice and professional guy Steve was ... So Benji , stay out of the carpet installation profession 😂🤣😅 Thx for sharing ... Which did Naomi choose ... Lovely family .
great video! I've had carpet layed before and the installers have pretty much shoo'd you away.. time for me to work alone now, (goes off to perform magic) you can come back now.. wow! i've seen how hot/hard they work though. definitely make it seem easier than it is.
I am sorry but that's not how seams are done nowadays. I mean he got it done but no one uses cardboard or wood under any seam. Nothing happens from just doing seams on top of the pad. Scissors are never used to cut the edge of the carpet to get it ready for seaming. It takes too long. Use a top cutter. Also a tracker is not a gimmick. I didn't see a weight on the seam.
35 years experience and would never do this way. Straightedge one side and just notch the carpet to align it with the straightedge piece. Separate the pile and notch it from the top. Flip it over and cut and follow the notches from the back. It will be invisible, I started with my dad when they were still sewing seams in the late 60's
Carpet install is much harder than he makes it appear!!! It’s fairly easy to get it cut to fit, fairly!! But then the talent and experience come into play!!! Quality work normally doesn’t show!!!!
How to not seam carpet. The shears/scissors lol. The install before making the seams, lol. Not being able to flatten your carpet before straight edging it. Like lay it out flat. Just hilarious.
If 50 years experience teaches you to fold the edge of the carpet on top of the rest of the carpet and then hack at it with a utility knife, I'm glad I have less experience. Put a board or at least a piece of cardboard under your cut so you don't cut the loops underneath.
Almost always straight edge with carpet straight edge commercial carpet double cut if this was shit carpet it would be shit seam coming from 30 years every day not once a month 😅
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Ask Steve if he has ever hand sewn seams. I watched my father do it once. He explained to me that that's how it was done before the iron and tape were invented. My father was a true craftsman as a carpet mechanic! I helped him for many years and learned the proper way to install carpet, pad, tackless, and glue down.
Nice point. I didn't like his attitude of how newer carpenters not doing this or doing that. If Steve didn't adapt, he would still be sewing seams by hand, but he is using new stuff like tapes and iron as new way, also younger carpenters should come up with and use newer better ways. Now there is a standard of course, of someone is not doing the necessary steps to get the best possible job then they are lacking and it doesn't matter if they are new amatures of old pros.
I’ve been doing carpet for 30 years worked with lease 25 different installers I have never seen the scene done that way we use a row finder and a top cutter make the same first then stretch in the room after the same as made
25 years experience here and I would agree it's very awkward way of making a seam even using a straight edge. Seems a lot of people think he's really good though.
@polkat7626 Yeah i have been installing for 20 years. I will use a row finder and top cutter as much as possible to not lose any knapp. And a straight edge only when a top cutter won't work. This was painful to watch.
I have an 78oz carpet from 1995 in entire house and it still looks almost new today, never buy polyester always nylon carpet if you want it to last. And an 70+ oz shorter pyle is so dense it won't fall down and wear as much. Vacuum weekly with a clean vacuum filter.
Unfortunately, you probably can't buy the same quality carpet as they made back in 1995. Government regulations and "designed to fail" ways of generating money has ruined EVERYTHING.
@@MAGAMAN You still can buy a 70-80 Oz carpet Nylon, I paid $22 yard in '95 installed, that when Home depot actually had some good value and got a special deal from Georgia carpet mills. At that time HD had their own installers, not 3rd party. Make America Great Again..Again.
Lol 😆 "that would have been a terrible idea". You can tell Steve loves his job. And he is definitely a character.
This video should be called ‘ how not to seam a carpet’ . Row finder and a top cutter. You’re cutting through the fibres with the scissors , the top cutter only goes through the carpet backing.
Oh and that seam can be seen from space.
Yes I don't understand why he was doing this type of method it was very slow very awkward very unconventional. And he didn't even use a weight. This was very unorthodox the way he seamed the carpet and kicked the carpet instead of power stretching. I can pretty much guarantee that there will more likely be some ripples or buckles in the carpet in the near future.
@@gabrieljuarez2471he said it hasn't happened in 50 years 😂
Yes I can see from my house 50 years my ass me 33 years my day job everyday 😅
We definitely could have learned a lot 8yrs ago when we carpeted that rental house!
Thanks for the video. Home Depot’s installers put our carpet in, they did not glue the edges of the seam, nor did they back up the tape with cardboard. I’m guessing that’s important as the seam buckled and is coming apart. I have watched a few videos, yours seems to be the ticket on what went wrong with the install, and how I repair it.
Why aren’t Home Depot’s installers fixing their mistake? Because they left Tulsa area and went to the St. Louis area. In the interim Home Depot had their expert come over, and he went over the entire house, decided excessive cleaning was the issue.
So you buy from Home Depot or the other big box stores if you want. I’ll find a guy like this one charging me more and doing it right.
I wasn’t here for the inspection, or the inspector would not have been allowed to go anywhere but the failing seam area, which began under the couch where there is not foot traffic. Such BS from their inspector
thank you. Great video, many many many years of experience and tips/tricks rolled into less than 20 minutes.
I have a carpet with the rubber padding adhered to the back of the carpet. Can I seam with it with the same process you are using? Does the top part of the seam iron get hot..where the carpet lays on top of the iron, would it melt the rubber padding backing?
That is a ton of very useful information! I'm glad I never tried installing carpet, because I would have done it all wrong..
Great content on your channel. How did the mini split hold up? I see the install and intro video, but no updates on its performance.
I didn’t think I cared which stair she picked….but when you didn’t tell us I realized i do want to know.
Haha you'll find out soon! I think I'm going to post the next video in a few days.
A true professional!
What seam tape do you use?
Where is Steve located? I need him to come to my house😢
Very nice and professional guy Steve was ... So Benji , stay out of the carpet installation profession 😂🤣😅 Thx for sharing ... Which did Naomi choose ... Lovely family .
beautiful work of art!!!!
This poor guy. You never left him alone
great video! I've had carpet layed before and the installers have pretty much shoo'd you away.. time for me to work alone now, (goes off to perform magic) you can come back now.. wow!
i've seen how hot/hard they work though. definitely make it seem easier than it is.
I am sorry but that's not how seams are done nowadays. I mean he got it done but no one uses cardboard or wood under any seam. Nothing happens from just doing seams on top of the pad. Scissors are never used to cut the edge of the carpet to get it ready for seaming. It takes too long. Use a top cutter. Also a tracker is not a gimmick. I didn't see a weight on the seam.
Did i hear the seam roller a gimick😅 wrong
Lucky man to have nice daughter and wife!
35 years experience and would never do this way. Straightedge one side and just notch the carpet to align it with the straightedge piece. Separate the pile and notch it from the top. Flip it over and cut and follow the notches from the back. It will be invisible, I started with my dad when they were still sewing seams in the late 60's
Carpet install is much harder than he makes it appear!!! It’s fairly easy to get it cut to fit, fairly!! But then the talent and experience come into play!!! Quality work normally doesn’t show!!!!
50 years lol
Where are your tools, bro?
How to not seam carpet. The shears/scissors lol.
The install before making the seams, lol.
Not being able to flatten your carpet before straight edging it. Like lay it out flat.
Just hilarious.
1st rule when a pro does work for you. Leave him work undistracted...:-)
Wrong knife dude where the bloody mary😅
I thought you were Graham Stephan at a quick glance
Using iron wrong way 😂 and no tractor it puts glue in nooks on backing unbelievable.
If 50 years experience teaches you to fold the edge of the carpet on top of the rest of the carpet and then hack at it with a utility knife, I'm glad I have less experience. Put a board or at least a piece of cardboard under your cut so you don't cut the loops underneath.
Almost always straight edge with carpet straight edge commercial carpet double cut if this was shit carpet it would be shit seam coming from 30 years every day not once a month 😅
For a professional, he doesn’t know the difference between underlay and masonite
He’s running his iron literally backwards, and not using a carpet tractor. It’s killing me.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO WATCH ELECTRICAL VIDEOS NOW, I'M WATCHING AN OLD CLASSIC ROMANCE COMEMDY MOVIE ON YOU TUBE.
Hahaha....carpet is "streached" before seaming....
Hate to tell you, there is no streach.
Minimal modern look….waterfall.
This video and carpet installation “pro” is so hard to watch. Absolute hack.
You have to joking
A driver 😂😂😂😂 its not golf steve
So bad it was so bad I couldn't look away
That is t he absolutely worst demomstratin I have ever seen
Why are you watching then?
Boomers stuck with there old ways
Total hack.
I would encourage any who commented the google steve almlie