The Correct Way To Stretch Carpet

Grab the knee kicker to.

The correct way to stretch carpet.

Stretch the carpet against the baseboard with the knee kicker and embed it into the tack strip. Power stretch the length first following the numbered sequence shown. Work your way down the wall from. Knee kick the first side.

Beginning at one end of. Trim the padding with a carpet cutter if you haven t already done so with a utility knife. A knee stretcher also known as a kicker is a special tool that has a grip on one end to attach to the. Place the head of the kicker about 1 inch away from the first wall you intend to stretch the carpet against.

Stretch the opposite corner of the carpet then the two remaining corners. Stretch each corner diagonally. The stretcher is the most important tool. Place the base of the stretcher against the wall the carpet is.

Stretch the opposite side. In the trade we usually call this too our stretcher. Involved in almost. The teeth on the knee kicker should grab the carpet.

Devices used as a substitute for or an attachment to such devices that penetrate through the carpet backing may c. 12 stretch the carpet along one wall keeping the stretcher perpendicular to the wall. Getting the carpet into place 1. Use the power stretcher to pull the carpet into place.

Brace the power stretcher s base against a short length of 2 4 in front of the wall where the carpet remains attached. Lay the carpet down. Adjust a knee kicker s tooth bite on the scrap piece of carpet. Carpet stretching sequence power stretch the length.

When the power stretcher s base pushes as its head stretches the wood will.