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Bob visits with Joe Mergo, picks out some carpet and gets some tips on installation.
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" I think my first question about wall to wall is how do you get a real good tight installation well I have a little piece -- tackless here they call it it's designed to. On an angle to grab the copper well. The pins so this is the most important element yeah I think it's getting the tackless down and any tips on how it should dolls from the right here with. We have it here he put away from the wall roughly -- thing that's at quarter of an inch yeah what -- the houses. It is. So the Koppel on -- and -- and tuck right over right. So that's basically that's the key element right yes over here we have. It a little bit different because we have baseboard heat yes so what we do here is. Always stayed back you pick. It now on that yet right off the base laden -- good economic. The competent rises a little underneath maybe it wouldn't know what about me. Of the pad that's being used what that is it's. It happens -- residential. Foam that. -- there now is that a better type of padding to use as opposed to that it'd jute fiber pads it's a quality piece the jute pad wouldn't be. Wouldn't be good here because it's more commercial. You get more bounce it I could hear that it could hear carpet job especially in a master apple better -- well. A couple of weeks ago we went shopping for the carpet take a look."

" I guess the first question is when you're shopping for carpet should the price point be the first consideration well over 3000 things to choose from that is probably the most confusing place to choose the extent we try to get a customer to focus in on. The texture. The color and the performance so never mind dollars first let's talk about the texture when -- show you an example of highly textured carpet that's very popular this day. It's say this particular one is a geometric. If a Berber. These are very highly texture news -- this particular one is 90% poly propylene and 10% nylon. Vila now this is a plain Berber here right that's very. -- on the Berber tribes used to weave these beautiful Woolen rugs I guess they're made out of synthetics now."

" Yes I -- more of a little bit more practical and mark less price prohibitive. Yeah and we've chosen this one. For Paul's office and for the stairway it's very practical it's a nice neutral color so it's a good choice for staircase because it's flat right right it'll take a lot of wear and chair."

" I like that neutral color but what about brighter colors well brighter colors that the choice here. Can you offer our customer we have erected shows over sixty different colors at one time it shows anything from the very dramatic."

" The more subtle earth tone patio while Paul Irene didn't I think quite this committed to color for their bedrooms that and a strong statement they've chosen something a little more in the neutral line and that would be right over here."

" What about performance stuff well the performance we have a performance rating system and all our. Carpets we rate everything on a scale of four to nine and a half. The one that was selected as this particular one this is. Made by Shaw industries now let's talk about this performance rating know -- to what's the rating based on. The rating is based on a scale of four to nine and a half and then it is based on the the type of yarn in this case it's nylon -- the density. The twist. And the warranty availability of cash and you're saying this is made here in America in Georgia -- Dalton Georgia by -- industries whose via. Largest carpet manufacturer in the world hot. So where is this being used. That's thing is in the master bedroom nice choice yes."

" So what we have here now was would welcome -- on the swamp and getting the tackless close to the edge yes. That you estimates. -- were saying he's pinned the carpet down this -- I didn't write it can work over at the other end of it right to we hope we will of the was stretched it. Yeah all the way down we'll just 45 he what do you call that tool. It's a kicker a taker boy this area. Really must to a job on your -- after awhile back. And that is stretching the carpet even know walk in and it pulls it absolutely you feel when your feet right right. This room is 25 feet by about fourteen it's good bathroom at school. All right so in this situation we've got the baseboard heat so you don't have to worry about. Talking about talking as much is not visible back right that's how we've discussed it and we discussed earlier Howard rises underneath the radiator. Moralists -- that's what tackless and stay away. Right now bodies now look at that he just takes that chisel. That's right in Texas right behind. -- in uniform and that's callers to a right -- keep on going 25 feet nice try to cut at a."

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