Worst week I ever had in this trade

Three years ago I had a job in a McMansion outside Austin. 4000 square feet of carpet. The builder spec'd some cheap berber that unraveled if you looked at it wrong. I had to seam 6 rooms. Every single seam showed. Homeowner rejected it on day one. I ate the cost of replacement carpet. $2,800 out of my pocket. Plus I lost a week of other work. Anyone else ever take a loss on a job just to keep your reputation clean?

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rowan6662d agoMost Upvoted

Hey @felix_jones, you ever try using berber scraps for stuffing dog beds? My buddy's lab tore through one in about 20 minutes, then threw up a bunch of fibers on his new couch. That $2,800 hit stings, I took a similar one on a shag job where the homeowner's cat decided the pile was a scratching post. Kept the scraps for a year before my wife finally made me toss 'em in the burn pile.

felix_jones2d ago

Did you at least keep the scraps for rags or did the wife make you toss those too?