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New Carpet Installation Checklist

By Alan Fletcher - Carpet Expert & Consumer Advocate

 

1. Make sure you use this checklist when the installer arrives AND when the installer is finished. 

2. Do a complete walkthrough with the installer and inspect the finished carpet installation job to be sure everything is done to your satisfaction BEFORE THE INSTALLER LEAVES!

3. Pay the final bill ONLY if you are completely satisfied.

 

Before installation begins:

1. Is the carpet the correct color & style?          Yes_____No_____

2. Are there any visible carpet defects?             Yes_____No_____

3. Does the installer use a power stretcher?       Yes_____No_____ 

 

After installation is complete: Do a complete walk-though with the installer. 

 

1. Do the seams look great? (No seam is invisible)       Yes_____No___

2. Are the seams in the proper locations?                     Yes_____No___

3. Is the carpet securely attached to the tackstrip?        Yes_____No___

4. Are the walls neatly tucked?                                    Yes_____No___

5. Is the carpet stretched in tightly?                              Yes_____No___

6. Have all the scraps been cleaned up?                      Yes_____No____

7. Has the carpet been vacuumed?                            Yes_____No____

8. Are all the doors put back into place?                    Yes_____No____

9. Have the floor heat-vent covers been put back ?      Yes___ No___

 

 

 

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