I've just pulled up a worn-out fitted carpet in readiness for a replacement. It had been fitted on a solid floor, using carpet gripper strip which had been glued to the floor; and in spite of my best efforts, most of the strips have come away from the floor along with the carpet. A bit odd, as I've replaced third carpet before with no problem, and the grippers date from the previous installation.
Anyway.
My query is about the fact that all the gripper had been glued down in short lengths of no more than about 9", rather than mostly as full lengths of 3 or 4 feet. I'd have thought that would make it far more likely for the lengths to come unstuck; or have I got that arse about face? I'm wondering whether it was done by the fitters this way deliberately, or whether it was because they were just using up loads of gripper offcuts from the van?
Would like to know before I fix it! (I'm not fitting the new carpet myself, but will do the grippers.)
Thanks