Showing posts with label carpet delaminating wrinkles installation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label carpet delaminating wrinkles installation. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Wrinkling and Carpet Restretching Causes

I noticed something a few years ago that has largely gone unexplained.
There is a direct correlation between carpet wrinkles (carpet that is buckling and causing "waves") and humidifiers and/or swamp coolers.
Several years ago, my last carpet showroom was a huge square building with no AC.  I purchased a commercial size swamp cooler to try and cool the place down.  The building was 3300 square feet with 24 foot ceilings.  It was cooler immediately.
The week after I started using the swamp cooler, wrinkles began to appear, then grow (the carpet was stretched in over a year before).  I noted the wrinkles with the manufacturer and made my own assumption:  I knew the installation was done correctly, because I did it; so the cause had to be a manufacturing defect such as delamination, or an environmental issue. 
Since then, I have noticed that every consumer claim with me regarding wrinkles has had one thing in common:  swamp coolers. 
The reason for the post is simple:  heavy use of a humidifier or swamp cooler can cause damage to carpeting, as well as furniture and cabinets.  There is a certain level of humidity that your home and health require, but above that level, or an inconsistent level, can lead to problems such as wrinkling.