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(10) Is the padding under the carpet flattened out, or is there none at all present to absorb and cushion the traffic?

(11) Are the entrance-door saddles too low, or the doors hung improperly, causing the bottoms of the doors to wear away the pile or tufts?

(12) Is the floor at the doors cracked or loose, allowing the carpet to pull free of the strip or other fastenings?

(13) Is the nosing on the stair treads too sharp, or of rough metal? Can white rubber nosing be used so that steps can be seen in the dark, thus eliminating accident hazards?

(14) Are the fastening wood strips at stair risers loose, or of improper type or size?

(15) Is the padding on stairs flattened out too thin, or entirely worn away at the tread nosing?

(16) Are the fastening holes not deep enough, or the wood plugs defective, or of wrong type and size, or not properly spaced?

(17) Does the carpet require restretching because of improper installation, or is it tearing itself loose from the fastenings because of overstretching?

(18) If "Smoothedge" tackless strip has been used, has the proper "compression edge starting technique" been used, and are there enough strips used at all offsets, door jambs, sills, jobs, or other irregularities? Has the tackless strip been properly installed on stair treads and risers, as explained on pp. 141-145?

(19) Has the proper technique been used in capping the lowest step return in a stairway or landing? Are seams showing on treads or risers, or has the carpet been "bent" in the wrong direction, exposing the backing?

(20) Has the cause and remedy of every worn spot or other trouble source been fully investigated, and recommendations made?