Do You Have To Stretch New Carpet

Carpet stretchers aren t just for installing new carpet.

Do you have to stretch new carpet. When you ve worked out any lumps in your carpet immediately fasten the section of carpeting to the tack strip. A carpet with no cuts or damage can still require a stretching. If you ve got old wrinkled and bubbled up carpet it is possible to rent a power stretcher to smooth down and revive your carpet extending its life by a few years. To stretch or not to stretch if you have carpet that looks more like the ocean than a flat carpet you may have a problem.

Once you have the tack strips and padding in place lay the carpet back down and use a power stretcher to pull the carpet into place so it s. To stretch carpet start by pulling up one side of the carpet and removing the padding and old tack strips. The most important tool to rent is a power carpet stretcher photo 8. If you look down at the carpet it may have visible lumps and wrinkles from years of use.

The knee kicker works like the carpet stretcher but requires you to be on your hands and knees. This is because carpet is designed to lay flat and not move at all. Stretch the carpet with the knee kicker tool and pull the carpet towards the outer edges of the carpet away from the starting point. If you have tight areas where the power carpet stretcher won t fit spaces less than 3 ft.

Bill got very huffy and told me that in all of his years of carpet cleaning that he had never seen carpet stretch and was very rude. Then install some new tack strips along the wall and staple the old padding to the new strips. Failing to stretch and secure your wall to wall carpet can lead to rips and tears in your new flooring. I told him it was best that we seek someone else to do our tile.

The knee kicker works best for small rooms or hallways no wider or longer than 12 feet. As soon as it begins to loosen up and become rippled it wears faster. Stretching new room carpet requires a few specialized tools you can pick up at a rental. His response was and quot yeah you do thatand quot.

More or harder kicks will push the head forward and effectively stretch the carpet. It does the lion s share of the carpet stretching. From adjoining walls you ll also need to rent a knee kicker if a carpet cutter is available rent it too photo.