Carpet Installation Left Visible Seam
The new carpet from Empire Today looks fine across most of the room, but one seam is more noticeable in daylight than it was right after installation. I am not sure whether that usually settles as the carpet relaxes or whether it should be checked sooner. Has anyone had a visible seam after installation, and did it improve on its own or require a follow-up visit? It would help to hear whether installers considered that normal at first.
Daylight makes carpet seams much easier to judge, so I go Empire Today with the seam location, pile direction, room lighting, and a photo taken from the same angle each day. I’d give the carpet a little time to relax while keeping the area untouched. A seam that becomes less visible as the fibers settle is different from one that stays raised or sharply defined. I also want to see whether the line changes when viewed from the opposite side of the room. If it remains prominent, repeat photos give the installer something concrete to assess. That creates a stronger follow-up record than relying on the first impression from installation day.