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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: M.Acorn on March 24, 2011, 05:39:09 pm

Title: What a horrible sight !!
Post by: M.Acorn on March 24, 2011, 05:39:09 pm: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/delk/DSC00004.jpg)

Means there will be more of this,not a good thing as far as I am concerned
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Post by: roger underhill on March 24, 2011, 07:21:40 pm: I always look on the bright side, it might brake down :)
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Post by: Paul W Jones on March 24, 2011, 07:31:45 pm: What are we looking at?
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Post by: M.Acorn on March 24, 2011, 07:42:16 pm: Crucial trading,make carpet that carpet cleaners have had issues with,when using hwe
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Post by: Paul W Jones on March 24, 2011, 07:58:48 pm: Oh! Just looked at their website, nice prices!!
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Post by: Andy Hogarth on March 24, 2011, 08:59:03 pm: What issues??
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Post by: Carpet Dawg on March 24, 2011, 09:15:46 pm: Quote from: andy h on March 24, 2011, 08:59:03 pm
What issues??

Shrinkage.
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Post by: james roffey on March 24, 2011, 10:08:08 pm: you cant wet clean them, cost a fortune too
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Post by: Neil Williams on March 24, 2011, 10:16:27 pm: Quote from: andy h on March 24, 2011, 08:59:03 pm
What issues??

Well put it this way. Go to the Crucial website, order 6 sample pieces and when they arrive put a piece onto a card and draw around it. Now wet the sample and put it back onto the card exactly within the lines you've drawn.
Now sit back and watch it shrink before your eyes.
Then think of the damage you could do if that 2 inch square sample was actually 24 foot by 18 foot.............. :o and at £60 sq/m or more you do the maths.

I priced one of these up today, just the dining room, although half the mansion has got this stuff on the floor. Don't really care if I get it or not, although it is glued to the floor which should give some resistance to shrinkage.
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Post by: brianbarber on March 27, 2011, 10:56:32 pm: Thanks for the tip, just ordered 5 samples,

Thank god I'm insured !

Mr B
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Post by: Andy Hogarth on March 27, 2011, 11:49:44 pm: sounds naff... going to order a few samples myself.

Any tell tale sign way of spotting the carpets?
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Post by: Carpet Dawg on March 28, 2011, 01:11:52 am: They are quite unique in thier apperance. You'll soon know one when you see it on a clients floor. They are usualy found in up market homes as they are expensive.

They dont all shrink, I left a sample in a bucket of hot water over night and no size change. Cleaned the rest of the ladies mansion without issues. That piece was worth £110 a sq/m. I worked out at the time that she must of spent £35,000 on her carpets! Lucky ~~cow~~ person.
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Post by: clinton on March 28, 2011, 08:01:39 am: Its a good idea to get a sample book from your local carpet shop and just have a look at what some of its like...

Its always good to stay in touch too with your local carpet shop as they can recomend you and we them to clients..
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Post by: Damian on March 29, 2011, 07:23:45 pm: To be honest gents, they might not be delivering what you think.....

Damian.
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Post by: Andy Hogarth on March 29, 2011, 09:06:35 pm: Got some samples through today, the 100% wool has jute backing :(
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Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 29, 2011, 09:16:58 pm: I once saw the Mother in law bent over the toilet being sick and she had no clothes on now that was a horrible sight !!

As my old Dad used to say "you could see if her top hat was on straight"

Shaun
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Post by: John Atkinson on March 30, 2011, 08:01:34 am: Quote from: Shaun_Ashmore on March 29, 2011, 09:16:58 pm
I once saw the Mother in law bent over the toilet being sick and she had no clothes on now that was a horrible sight !!

As my old Dad used to say "you could see if her top hat was on straight"

Shaun

Well, that is really horrible... :o

These carpets should be banned! They cause too many problems for the price the have.
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Post by: clinton on March 30, 2011, 08:11:39 am: Thanks shaun thats my breakfast done for now lol ;D
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Post by: Andy Hogarth on March 30, 2011, 08:15:23 am: that's nasty!!!
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Post by: cleanability on March 30, 2011, 08:47:59 am: So why are their carpets prone to shrinkage? Are they a Axminster type construction or what?

Chris
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Post by: Andy Hogarth on March 30, 2011, 06:35:24 pm: Jute backing if overwet I suppose