Carpet Easy Stretch

You ll save money and feel the satisfaction of stretching your own carpet.

Carpet easy stretch. 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. In most cases though you can expect to pay anywhere between 40 and 80 for a single room and between 120 and 350 if all of your home s carpets require stretching services. So move any furniture that ll be in the path of the stretch. Lever action stretches carpet without having to strain your knees or back.

Easy diy for your carpet needs. Over time heavy foot traffic and repeated. The stretcher comes with four attachable bars with bracing foot allowing for adjustments from 17 3 4 in. The most important tool to rent is a power carpet stretcher photo 8.

A lever action pvc handle enables you to stretch the carpet as needed for quick and easy installation even in tight areas. Next set up the power stretcher at an angle across the room. Adjust the teeth to let go of the carpeting then lift the head and handle and start over using the appropriate. Build your own carpet stretcher for 1 00.

If it s too easy you re not stretching the carpet enough to remove the ridges. If you have tight areas where the power carpet stretcher won t fit spaces less than 3 ft. How to stretch a buckled carpet. Loosen the carpet in the corner photo 1.

You ll have to rent a couple of special tools from your local hardware store but otherwise the technique is quite easy. When installed correctly wall to wall carpeting stretches taut across the floor with no visible bulges or wrinkles. It does the lion s share of the carpet stretching. You ll be stretching from the center of the carpet and pulling it at an angle into a corner.

Set the tooth depth on the power stretcher based on the carpet pile depth photo 2. Roberts 10 254 23 1 2 foot power lok carpet stretcher kit with 17 locking positions and 18 inch tail block with wheels including wheeled carrying case 3 8 out of 5 stars 8 480 26 480.