John Abt dba Abt's Carpet Service

Introduction: We offer quality carpet installation. We do the following: - Roll out, measure, mark, and also cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting - Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns as well as placing seams for best appearance longest wear - Stretch carpet to align with walls, ensuring a smooth surface, and also press carpet in place over tack strips or use staples, tape, tacks or glue to hold carpet in place - Take measurements as well as study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted the amount of material needed - Cut carpet padding to size install padding, following prescribed method - Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method - Nail tack strips around the area to be carpeted or use old strips to attach edges of new carpet - Fasten metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place - Measure, cut, and install tackless strips along the baseboard or wall - Draw building diagrams record dimensions - Move furniture from area to be carpeted as well as remove old carpet padding - Clean up before as well as after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces. Skills and Qualifications I have 39 years of working experience as a carpet installer. I am CFI certified and certified in residential and commercial projects. I use logic and reason to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. I talk to others to convey information effectively.