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Preparing Your Home for Installation
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Preparation is the key to shopping for new flooring. It can be a confusing and sometimes frustrating task
if you are unprepared. Take time to go over some essential points in order to make this an effective and
enjoyable process. Your Jack of Hearts Abbey team wants to make shopping for your floor the most
pleasant part of decorating your home.
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Moldings
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Baseboard moldings, in most installations, can be left in place. Our installers will work with the molding,
but cannot be responsible for breakage and scratches.
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Door Cutting
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Our installers will gladly remove hinged doors and replace them after your new
Jack of Hearts Abbey flooring is installed. If, however, your new flooring is thicker than your old flooring,
the doors will need trimming for proper clearance. In this instance the doors will be left off their hinges
so you can trim the doors.
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Removing your Existing Floor Covering
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You will need to know how you will dispose of your old flooring before installers arrive. If you are going to
remove the old carpet and pad yourself, please leave the existing tack strip down only if replacing with
carpet.
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Color Changes & Shading
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Many of today's high luster fabrics display a light or dark shade difference in color depending on the
direction the carpet is laid in the room.
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Pattern Matching
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Due to the nature of the manufacturing process, most print and multi-tone patterns are impossible to
match exactly. Many of these styles will require additional yardage to achieve the closest match possible.
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Sanding
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If your installation requires sanding, it is a good idea to cover all cupboards and furniture in the adjacent
rooms. If a lot of sanding is to be done, you may want to seal off the room with plastic.
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Warmth & Space, Please
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Installers will work in areas other than the room(s) being laid with new Jack of Hearts Abbey flooring in
order to prepare and store the new floor covering during installation. Typically, this will be a garage, patio
or carport. Please be sure there is electricity handy and that the temperature is at least 65 degrees in the
rooms to be installed.
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Material Waste
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Every installation has material waste; these leftover pieces are most common in irregular rooms, or
when stairs and halls are recovered.
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Carpet Seams
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In order to properly install your new Jack of Hearts Abbey flooring, cutting and seaming are quite
common. Today's heat-bonded seams are as strong as the rest of the carpet; however, the seams
themselves are not invisible. Our installers take great pride in making the seams as inconspicuous as
possible.
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Painting
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Take a look at the room for which your Jack of Hearts Abbey flooring was bought. What is the condition of
your ceiling? Do your walls need repainting? We recommend that all painting is complete before your
new Jack of Hearts Abbey flooring arrives.
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Empty Rooms, Please!
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Rooms and closets that will be resurfaced must be emptied. Please remember, for both your protection
and ours, if the rooms are not cleared before delivery, our company will not be liable for any damage that
might occur, directly or indirectly, while handling your property.
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Dining Rooms & Dens
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Remove all your breakables (ashtrays, plates, vases, lamps, and collectibles) prior to moving the actual
furniture; make sure all electrical components are disconnected before you attempt to move your stereo,
computer, VCR or TV. Our installers are not responsible for reconnecting these items.
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Kitchen & Utility Areas
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Disconnect your washer, dryer, and all gas appliances. Our installers are not responsible for
disconnecting or reconnecting any appliances.
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Bedrooms
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Beds need to be stripped prior to installation. Installers will dismantle the beds if necessary.
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Bathrooms
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If vinyl is installed, please arrange for the toilet bowl to be removed prior to the installers' arrival.
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