Update: A simple seam in a hallway took me four hours yesterday

The customer insisted on a patterned carpet with a huge repeat, and I had to match it across three doorways. I've been doing this for twenty years and I've never seen a pattern that tricky to line up. What's the most time you've ever lost to a pattern match?

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emerycarr13d ago

Was it one of those patterns that looks fine from a distance but up close you realize the lines are all slightly wavy? Those are the worst. I once spent half a day on a single stair runner because the floral print was staggered in a way that made no sense. The client's face when they saw the final match was worth it, but man, my back was killing me.

evan29513d ago

I mean, I just chalk line the whole thing first now. Saves me a ton of headache on those big repeats.