Place the base of the stretcher against the wall the carpet is.
The correct way to stretch carpet.
Brace the power stretcher s base against a short length of 2 4 in front of the wall where the carpet remains attached.
The use of a power stretcher is mandatory.
Adjust a knee kicker s tooth bite on the scrap piece of carpet.
Work your way down the wall from.
Stretch the opposite corner of the carpet then the two remaining corners.
Lay the carpet down.
When the power stretcher s base pushes as its head stretches the wood will.
Place the head of the kicker about 1 inch away from the first wall you intend to stretch the carpet against.
Use the power stretcher to pull the carpet into place.
Trim the padding with a carpet cutter if you haven t already done so with a utility knife.
Stretch the carpet against the baseboard with the knee kicker and embed it into the tack strip.
The teeth on the knee kicker should grab the carpet.
12 stretch the carpet along one wall keeping the stretcher perpendicular to the wall.
Knee kick the first side.
Stretch the opposite side.
In the trade we usually call this too our stretcher.
Devices used as a substitute for or an attachment to such devices that penetrate through the carpet backing may c.
Stretch each corner diagonally.
Power stretch the length first following the numbered sequence shown.
Carpet stretching sequence power stretch the length.
A knee stretcher also known as a kicker is a special tool that has a grip on one end to attach to the.
Getting the carpet into place 1.
Involved in almost.
The stretcher is the most important tool.
Grab the knee kicker to.