Transporting carpet.

[Owain]

Congratulations. (I think.)

And what are you getting him?

Owain

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "ARWadsworth" saying something like:

Is that a euphemism?

[S Viemeister]

Of course it is.

[matthelliwell]

I haven't done it many times folded carpet into a square to get it in a van. Got it home and unfolded it without any problems.

Matt

[Andy Dingley]

Doors open whilst driving, but tied to stop them swinging about. Most vans expect this to happen, so the doors already have suitable loops and hooks to tie to easily.

"Bungee" is elastic rope. You can use this, or plain rope if you can tie the knots to hold tight, or one of the easiest ways is to use a ratchet luggage strap with a metal clip.

[Roberts]

Don't do what I did. I carried a long length of carpet on my trailer and in going round a roundabout, the carpet fell off right in front of a police car. Fortunately the police thought it was funny enough not to nick me.

Robbie

[Jules Richardson]

Yep... I'd suggest using ratchet straps to hold the carpet down in the van anyway, just so it doesn't bounce itself out the back with every bump. (you can get packs of four medium-duty straps for $10 here, which is about 6 quid*)

• plus an octopus with a tummy ache ;)

check UK road regs - I've moved 12' long loads in a truck with an 8' load- bed over here lots of times before, but I hang something visible from the end of the load so people don't run into it; I think the police might get upset otherwise. Most hardware stores around here have a handy stash of free red plastic 'rags' for just this purpose.

cheers

Jules

[Dave]

From that then, I assume that some types of carpet are more prone to permanent damage by folding.

There is a carpet fitter lives across the road, if I see him knocking about, I'll ask him.

Dave

[Derek Geldard]

Don't, whatever you do allow the rolls to droop unsupported off the ends of a roofrack or similar, or they will become creased where they are bent.

Derek