On one side of the wall the carpet is hooked.
Instructions to strech carpet.
Go back around the room and trim the carpet down to fit into the floor of the room.
Your carpet stretching cost will depend on the age of your carpets and whether more than one room s carpeting will require stretching.
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To stretch carpet start by pulling up one side of the carpet and removing the padding and old tack strips.
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Hook the carpet over the tack strips at the other end of the room or area after stretching the carpet with the knee kicker.
If you are installing wall to wall carpeting part of the installation process involves stretching the carpet.
How to use a power carpet stretcher.
Repeat the process for the opposite wall followed by the two remaining walls.
Carpet stretching is a common type of carpet repair that essentially involves pulling the carpet up from around one or more edges of the room re stretching it to proper tightness cutting the carpet to the proper length tacking back down into place and finally tucking it in along the edge.
Stretch the carpet along one wall keeping the stretcher perpendicular to the wall.
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.
Then finish stretching against the built in and the wall at the.
Beginning at one end of the built in stretch the carpet and then push the carpet backing into the tack strip with your hand.
Then install some new tack strips along the wall and staple the old padding to the new strips.
Increments moving first toward any side wall that has a door.
Leaving a gap between the carpet and wall is fine if you intend to place a floor board later.
