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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ross12345 on April 05, 2009, 10:43:23 pm

Title: carpet lifting in middle of room ??
Post by: ross12345 on April 05, 2009, 10:43:23 pm

hi iv cleaned a carpet today all came up nice but one of the rooms started to lift in the middle any idears
wot may have course this or will it settle in time???

Title: Re: carpet lifting in middle of room ??
Post by: fenclean on April 05, 2009, 11:30:34 pm

Happens now and again, had loads of them go like that and allways gone flat by next day.

Title: Re: carpet lifting in middle of room ??
Post by: markpowell on April 06, 2009, 09:24:57 am

This happens quite often, dont worry explain to the customer it will settle back to normal within the next 48 hours.
Mark

Title: Re: carpet lifting in middle of room ??
Post by: daysdeepclean on April 06, 2009, 11:49:45 am

I was horrified when this first happened to me, now I offer a leaflet when the I am booking the custy in for a clean, explaining what can occur after a clean and general tips and advice to give the customer peace of mind should this sort of thing arrise.

Title: Re: carpet lifting in middle of room ??
Post by: C A Payne on April 06, 2009, 01:50:44 pm

some carpets have a polyprop backing, they tend to go wavey when wet/damp because polyprop is not elasticated, whereas most carpets are elasticated & therefore absorb moisture without any effect on the lye of the carpet..... it can look quite dramatic, but after a couple of hours the carpet soon settles.. regards charlie :o

Title: Re: carpet lifting in middle of room ??
Post by: clinton on April 06, 2009, 03:49:19 pm

Ye once the water is on the carpet even a turbo dryer wont help and just takes 12 hours to go back after the backing relaxes :)

Title: Re: carpet lifting in middle of room ??
Post by: 1 man band on April 06, 2009, 04:41:42 pm

WHATS UNDER THE CARPET BSIDES UNDERLAY IF ANY , COULD BE HARDBOARD GOT A BIT WET,

Title: Re: carpet lifting in middle of room ??
Post by: oliver collins on April 07, 2009, 12:13:53 am

hi Guys

Its the laytecs in the backing of the carpet streching when heat is aplied ie Hot water that causes the carpets to strech however it will contract after a couple of days as the members have said
Oliver Collins Rise & Shine Carpet Cleaning