Carpet replacement question

[Terry Neal]

Alan, Ernie Eckberg is our carpet guru. Am sure he can help you. He
used a low cut sculptured carpet in my PT. No dog house to contend with
but a few wall surfaces etc that were covered with the carpet.

Terry Neal
Bozeman, MT
82PT40 6V92TA
74FC34 6V53T



Alan wrote:

> With the weather getting nice it's making me feel like getting out and
> working on my Bird. My next project is some interior updating. I
> just dropped my couch off to be recovered. I have a couple of carpet
> questions for anyone that might have some experience here.
>
> 1. Has anyone used something besides a "plush" carpet (like oem)?
> I've seen some nice fancy sculpted carpets that are a very low and
> tight pile. ...Probably not a problem for the floors, but I haven't
> done much carpet work and i'm concerned that that might be a nightmare
> trying to get all the doghouse corners to look good. The plush fibers
> cover up a lot of stuff.
>
> 2. Any other considerations for carpets? Like weight, firmness of
> backing (for bending around corners).
>
> 3. What works well for making the carpet adhere? (Like the doghouse
> and various vertical kick panels?
>
> Thanks and let's keep our fingers crossed for spring soon!
>
> Alan
> 87FC35
>
>



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