Vent: I just found out from a supplier that the average carpet roll loses about 2% of its width over the first 24 hours after being unrolled.

He said it's from the tension release, which explains why my cuts on a big open plan in Dallas yesterday were a quarter inch short on the second day.

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angelamason17h ago

Ever notice how everything in construction seems to have its own secret shrinkage rule? I had a vinyl plank job where the client swore the floor grew a gap overnight, but it was just the material settling in. Makes you double-check every spec sheet now, doesn't it?

brookes3715h ago

My laminate floor did that exact thing last winter.