Jack May
That Kiwi
One area I target is the rental agencies. We live in a city with 3 university campuses and so we have a large student population.
As we know, they are probably the worst for looking after the rental homes.
We often get called in by a rental manager that has a burn in a property.
Today's was a severe scorch mark on the bedroom carpet. Low loop 'berber' carpet. There was a loose runner in the kitchen, albeit dirty and worn. This repair demonstrates taht you can't always win every time on matching an invisible repair, but in these situations, they don't care. If I can save them $1500+ then they will use me all the time. The student gladly gives away a part (or all) of his/her bond to get off scot free.
Initial problem.
Area cut out.
Donor cut and sealed with tape in place.
Done but cleaning up the joins a bit better and trimming any tufts still sitting up.
Completed job.
If you look closely, you should still see it. I lifted the pile while the carpet was warm, soft and pliable after setting the tape and so the wear difference is minimised but it's still dirty, but the carpets have already been cleaned and they didn't want me to re clean the section.
This is the sort of thing that you should look for to learn and hone your skills on. We don't see these as the rental market for cleaning is too cheaply priced for us but they still call us for this stuff. If you see these, have a go. An extra 25-45 minutes and you could easily pick up an additional $125 for you time.
John
As we know, they are probably the worst for looking after the rental homes.
We often get called in by a rental manager that has a burn in a property.
Today's was a severe scorch mark on the bedroom carpet. Low loop 'berber' carpet. There was a loose runner in the kitchen, albeit dirty and worn. This repair demonstrates taht you can't always win every time on matching an invisible repair, but in these situations, they don't care. If I can save them $1500+ then they will use me all the time. The student gladly gives away a part (or all) of his/her bond to get off scot free.
Initial problem.
Area cut out.
Donor cut and sealed with tape in place.
Done but cleaning up the joins a bit better and trimming any tufts still sitting up.
Completed job.
If you look closely, you should still see it. I lifted the pile while the carpet was warm, soft and pliable after setting the tape and so the wear difference is minimised but it's still dirty, but the carpets have already been cleaned and they didn't want me to re clean the section.
This is the sort of thing that you should look for to learn and hone your skills on. We don't see these as the rental market for cleaning is too cheaply priced for us but they still call us for this stuff. If you see these, have a go. An extra 25-45 minutes and you could easily pick up an additional $125 for you time.
John