Install Carpet Streching

Use a power stretcher to firmly stretch and secure the carpet onto the tackless strip on each side of the room.

Install carpet streching.

Carpeting carpet installation jessica j. While the former looks like a mop with sharp teeth it does the bulk of the work when either installing carpet or stretching out any wrinkles over spaces of 10 feet by 10 feet or more. Thick carpet 3 8 in. Once one corner is hooked with the knee kicker use the power stretcher to stretch the carpet to the opposite wall.

Cri standard is 1 in width and length in absence of manufacturer specification. Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1. A carpet stretcher tool is what professional flooring contractors use to lay carpet and you can rent the tool to use to install your carpet on your own. The tacks on the strips are sharp and could poke through the carpet and hurt your feet.

Said john did excellent work to re stretch our carpet that had developed a large lump. Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways. All set up. Put the base of the power stretcher at the wall that was just hooked with the knee kicker.

Second a proper stretch on a 12x13 piece of rug will not yield several extra inches if you want to install it correctly. To stretch carpet start by pulling up one side of the carpet and removing the padding and old tack strips. Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2. Place the extendable end of the tool against the wall baseboard.

However any seasoned carpet guy will tell you that 1 is not always possible especially with thin. Power stretcher use this tool to stretch carpet correctly in large rooms. With the opposite end set the teeth of the stretcher in the carpet on the opposite wall. That s 1 44 and 1 56 respectively.

Make sure to point the carpet gripping nail tips toward the wall when you install them photo 5 or they won t hold the carpet in place during stretching. Position them half the thickness of the carpet away from the wall e g 3 4 in. Then install some new tack strips along the wall and staple the old padding to the new strips. Use a moderate amount of force to press the lever down to stretch the carpet.