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Inspections/Corrections
& Myth Busters!
Straight Talk For Technicians
Mark Violand
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mark Violand started his 32+ year floorcovering career in the cleaning and restoration industry. Let Mark show you how to repair carpet professionally and profitably. His reputation precedes him as Northeast Ohio's "go-to" floorcovering inspector, working for carpet, resilient, wood and laminate manufacturers and floorcovering retailers and distributors, along with consulting carpet installation contractors. He still performs carpet repairs on a regular basis.
If you would like to "SEE" these kinds of repairs being performed with step-by-step written instruction, it is available on two DVD's. One DVD is for bonded inserts and one for pile grafting. The set normally sells for $135.00, but subscribers to Lee Pemberton's "CleanTip" can have them at the value price of $95.00.
Trust me, they will pay for themselves with the first or second repair you perform, now that is a great return-on-investment. Do you think for a moment Lee Pemberton would distribute these articles or allow me to sell these DVD's if HE did not think they were of value to you? Contact me directly at mark@mark4floors.com ~Mark
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Carpet Repair Basics VI
Mark Violand
Previously, I gave you some preliminary instructions on how to perform what is known as pile grafting on berber style carpet. I said I have done this repair on many occasions, including in the middle of a family room on a seam six feet long and 8 inches wide and that I prefer it to cutting the yarn off, stuffing it into the row and gluing it, or crocheting it into the backing. Here are the step-by-step procedures on how to perform it. . . .
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Carpet Repair Basics V
Mark Violand
How many times do you see a ravel, pulled or missing rows of yarn on a berber style carpet? Tons, I am sure. Are you walking over this money, too? This fifth article moves to loop pile carpet, and how you can repair ravels, pulled or missing rows of yarn, burns and other concerns in it. . . .
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Carpet Repair Basics IV
Mark Violand
In this article I will tell you what to do to make your repair permanent by using hot melt glue and adhering it to the installed carpet. The first step in making the repair permanent is to choose an adhesive to bond the insert to the adjoining carpet. . . .
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Carpet Repair Basics III
Mark Violand
In article #2, I defined the carpet construction methods of woven and tufted. I then gave you a brief explanation of how to determine a tufted carpet's length or width just by looking at the secondary backing, and how to determine the lay of the nap. Now that you can determine all those things, here are the step-by-step procedures on how to do a small bonded insert where you could repair a burn mark from a cigarette or spark from a fireplace. . . .
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Carpet Repair Basics II
Mark Violand
In my last article I said I would give you step-by-step procedures how to do a small bonded insert that could repair a burn mark from a cigarette or spark from a fireplace. The first step is explained here. Before you can begin repairs on carpet, you need to know a bit about the carpet's construction. . . .
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Carpet Repair Basics I
Mark Violand
I remember years ago a student telling me the reason he was taking the Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Technician (RRT) class was because he was tired of walking over money. I had never looked at it that way before. How much money do YOU "walk over"? . . .
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Carpet Repair Basics I
Mark Violand
I remember years ago a student telling me the reason he was taking the Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Technician (RRT) class was because he was tired of walking over money. I had never looked at it that way before. How much money do YOU "walk over"? . . .
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