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Carpet, Linoleum and Soft Tile Workers local 12
Dave Ahern, carpet layer 20 years

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Dave Ahern, carpet layer 20 year

A lot of times you have to make something look good that isn’t looking good. The floors might not be ready. They might be uneven or torn up. The elevation maybe isn’t right. The product might not be exactly what they ordered. In the end, you have to make it work and make them happy.
There are always new tricks to pick up. I learn from the apprentices. Now, when you latex the carpet, they are teaching them to put the latex ahead of the iron. The old way was to latex the whole thing first. They are small thing, but things that save time. So you have to listen to what they have to say and then pick out what you like, the same way they have to listen to us and pick out what works for them. Everyone has a little bit different style. In the long run, you use whatever works as long as it comes out right.

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