"Ted Mittelstaedt" wrote in message ...

"Doug Boulter" wrote in message
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For a lot of different reasons, there's lots of bad work out there.
You're as likely to get bad work from an independent as you are
from one of a big box's contractors.


I agree with this totally. The big difference with these HD jobs is that
more times than nought the buyers are cheap. You might get a great job
of laying carpet done, but the carpet is crap and wears out in 10 years.
But this isn't a reflection on the contractor, it's a reflection on the
customer.

The last time Consumer Reports tested carpet, Aug. 1998, they found
that HD's own ratings for durability matched their own test results
well, and regardless of the manufacturer or seller, there was a lot
more variation in stain resistance than in durability.