Having a carpet fitted

[Mick Cant]

Hi all, I am having a carpet fitted in the living room of a flat that I moved into a year ago. The carpet that was there before I moved in was removed, but where a Dimplex night storage heater is fitted to a wall the old carpet can still be seen under the two feet of the heater. Should I just leave it to the carpet fitter to cut around the feet or is it normal for me to dismantle and remove the heater from the wall so the carpet can be laid under the feet? Hoping someone can advise me, Mick.

[Graham.]

Do what ever you need to do to give the fitter a clear run. Don't assume he will want to move it. All things being equal, he will appretiate your help in preparing the room and will do a better job.

[chris French]

In message , Mick Cant writes

Well if you leave I would guess he will cut around it. Which will never be as a good a job as having it under the feet.

If it was me I would remove the heater

[ARWadsworth]

The heater is not fitted to the wall. It is the legs on the floor that are taking the weight of lots of bricks. No carpet fitter will dismantle your heater to fit a carpet. If you give yourself a good hour to take the front off the heater and remove the bricks to another room then you can remove the heater whilst the carpet is fitted.

Adam

[Mick Cant]

Thank you for the advice, I think I will remove the heater, I realise I will have to turn it off the night before, it will make for a better finish, also the floor is concrete so not that easy to use tacks. Thanks, Mick.

[whisky-dave]

Well when I 'fitted' my own carpet I cut around the legs of the heaters and pulled the old carpet away, then when laying the new carpet I laid it over the feet, hiding them, well they were brown anyway and would have clashed with the new carpet. well that was my excuse ;-)