I don't see that at all from my point of view.
But for the fun of it, who has the statistics they can show us and can you show who created those numbers also? Because if it's from any flooring or IICRC type organization, I highly doubt it's accurate. It's just another form of marketing
As for my point of view, carpet is only just being adjusted, not on the decline. And if anyone in our service says different, they're just making excuses instead of going out there and marketing to the right customer
Is there more vinyl planks being used in rentals where carpet was? Yes. But Im also seeing a major boost in office complex buildings being built, and guess what's in those? Carpet tiles. 100 times more than that apartment complex. And to shine a light on the vinyl plank forecast in the next decade. I see those planks being replaced with a better quality carpet. Vinyl looks worse than carpet when it's scuffed up and wore out.
Just go back in time and see how well the engineering wood floors went. Once that crap failed miserably, carpet replaced it. Now the carpet that replaced it in the big rooms is being replaced with crappy vinyl. I give it 5 years and carpet will be back in those rooms
My schedule is always full of carpet cleaning. Don't let the manufacturers tell you any different. They're just encouraging their way of increasing sales of their vinyl crap
My Grandfather invested his time and probably was the best carpet salesman/owner of mills during his time. He would've stayed in the food market business if he didn't see profit in it. I just regret that I never followed that path
My forecast on the next shift: Vinyl is replacing tile and grout/hardwood floors more than carpet. Sure, there's no longer carpet in the bathrooms and kitchen. That was 40 years ago.
And while the Jondon/type companies want to push their upselling dirt dragon crap and encourage you to fk up a hardwood floor, you really need to focus on 2 main services: CARPET AND UPHOLSTERY. Furniture isn't going anywhere. In fact, since there might not be carpet in the living room any more, EVERYONE is ditching the old 3 cushion couch and replacing it a huge sectional
My final forecast is expect your invoices to double from this SHIFT (not decline) in our market
But for the fun of it, who has the statistics they can show us and can you show who created those numbers also? Because if it's from any flooring or IICRC type organization, I highly doubt it's accurate. It's just another form of marketing
As for my point of view, carpet is only just being adjusted, not on the decline. And if anyone in our service says different, they're just making excuses instead of going out there and marketing to the right customer
Is there more vinyl planks being used in rentals where carpet was? Yes. But Im also seeing a major boost in office complex buildings being built, and guess what's in those? Carpet tiles. 100 times more than that apartment complex. And to shine a light on the vinyl plank forecast in the next decade. I see those planks being replaced with a better quality carpet. Vinyl looks worse than carpet when it's scuffed up and wore out.
Just go back in time and see how well the engineering wood floors went. Once that crap failed miserably, carpet replaced it. Now the carpet that replaced it in the big rooms is being replaced with crappy vinyl. I give it 5 years and carpet will be back in those rooms
My schedule is always full of carpet cleaning. Don't let the manufacturers tell you any different. They're just encouraging their way of increasing sales of their vinyl crap
My Grandfather invested his time and probably was the best carpet salesman/owner of mills during his time. He would've stayed in the food market business if he didn't see profit in it. I just regret that I never followed that path
My forecast on the next shift: Vinyl is replacing tile and grout/hardwood floors more than carpet. Sure, there's no longer carpet in the bathrooms and kitchen. That was 40 years ago.
And while the Jondon/type companies want to push their upselling dirt dragon crap and encourage you to fk up a hardwood floor, you really need to focus on 2 main services: CARPET AND UPHOLSTERY. Furniture isn't going anywhere. In fact, since there might not be carpet in the living room any more, EVERYONE is ditching the old 3 cushion couch and replacing it a huge sectional
My final forecast is expect your invoices to double from this SHIFT (not decline) in our market
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