[Matt Lindus]

We cleaned a 100% wool carpet today and used too much hot water. The whole carpet shrunk about 1ft all around the room.
The customer was not at home so we lifted the carpet out into the garden and tried to stretch it back using a garden rake which we broke.
The carpet was all rippled and badly distorted when we fitted it back.

Any advise.

[M.Acorn]

so we lifted the carpet out into the garden and tried to stretch it back using a garden rake which we broke

Joking right ?

[Matt Lindus]

No Mark, the rake broke when we put strain on it!

[jasonl]

You lifted a whole wet carpet outside? yeah right. even if it was 12x12 it would weigh  200 plus kg

[Neil Williams]

Where's the smilie for rolling around, peeing myself, sides splitting 

Sorry mate but......

All this is missing is....the rake sprung up smashing my nose spraying said carpet with 2 pints of 'O Pos'

[John Milnes]

 

[Steve. Taylor]

Matt are you sure it wasnt a rug to start with?

Anyway what ever chemicals your using pass some my way will ya

[fitz2kleen]

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[Steve. Taylor]

QUESTION IF WOOL SHRINKS THIS MUCH WHY DONT SHEEP GET SMALLER WHEN IT RAINS

RIGHT OFF TO BED

[garyfindlay]

Did it float out into the garden, and came back in with the tide

[Dave Roberts]

QUESTION IF WOOL SHRINKS THIS MUCH WHY DONT SHEEP GET SMALLER WHEN IT RAINS

They do Steve, that's what cotton wool is made of;  pre-shrunk sheep that've got wet in the rain.  

To the Original Poster, if it's shrunk a foot, you've had it in a garden, and broke the customer's rake, I suspect the only advice people can offer is to (a) leave a stash of cash for the customer and a 'sooooryyyy' note, or (b) leave the country quickly.

[Jim_77]

Matt, you made a schoolboy error!

What you should have done is left the carpet in situ.  Then you should have drilled holes all along one of the outside walls of the room, threaded rope through it and used your van to power stretch the carpet back onto the grippers.

Simple really

[fitz2kleen]

Matt, you made a schoolboy error!

What you should have done is left the carpet in situ.  Then you should have drilled holes all along one of the outside walls of the room, threaded rope through it and used your van to power stretch the carpet back onto the grippers.

Simple really

  welcome back jim

[John Kelly]

Fancy using a garden rake. What were you thinking of. Far too femma. Everyone knows a garden fork is the tool to use. You push it through the carpet at an angle then lever it in the direction you want it to stretch.

[sarahbelleee]

You are in big touble if all said  is true. If I was the cutomer I would want refund for the damaged on the carpet

[Helen]

You are in big touble if all said  is true. If I was the cutomer I would want refund for the damaged on the carpet

"if all said is true"....... it's gonna be more than a refund for damages

[davep]

Just get some crayons and draw a new carpet onto the floor 

[Dave Roberts]

Carpets shrunk to this degree can be completely restored to normal size by applying Cheshire Cheese to the affected areas.

Broken garden rakes can be repaired by spraying white vingar onto a cucumber, agitating each end of the broken rake with a kettle, then pushing the two bits back together, in full sight of the cucumber, which must be facing north westerly. For best results, the cucumber should be wearing a tutu.

Try it, it works.

[fitz2kleen]

pmslllllllllllllllllllll ....... ur all bloody nutters 

[fitz2kleen]

Carpets shrunk to this degree can be completely restored to normal size by applying Cheshire Cheese to the affected areas.

Broken garden rakes can be repaired by spraying white vingar onto a cucumber, agitating each end of the broken rake with a kettle, then pushing the two bits back together, in full sight of the cucumber, which must be facing north westerly. For best results, the cucumber should be wearing a tutu.

Try it, it works.

OK LETS GET SERIOUS ..............everyone knows you repair broken rakes with sticky back paper