Steps To Get Rid Of The Wrinkles From Carpet
It is very much possible that carpet may suffer from wrinkle issue which needs to be corrected as soon as possible. In order to get rid of wrinkles from carpet, the user needs to follow some simple steps mentioned below. Follow the steps carefully in order to get the desired result:
- Remove: First step is to remove any furnishings or any other item from the room.
- Grab: Now grab the carpet in one corner of the room and use the pair of locking pliers. Grasp the carpet and work along one wall, then carefully pull the carpet up from the tack strip.
- Power Stretcher: In this step the user needs to position a power stretcher that has the back padding against the center of the wall and on the opposite side of the room exactly from the side where the carpet is loose from tack strips.
- Adjustment Knob: Now Rotate the adjustment knob on the head of the stretcher so that its teeth are extended and grab the carpet. After that press down on the stretcher handle carefully to stretch the carpet toward the wall until all the wrinkles are removed.
- Loosen The Stretcher: Now loosen up the Stretcher and move it to at least 1 foot to the left and repeat the stretching process. After that move 1 foot to the right from the original position and stretch again. Continue the process in 1-foot increments until all the carpet is stretched into position.
- Knee Kicker: Place a knee kicker on the floor that should be at least a few inches in front of the remaining carpet but in the corner to be stretched. In order to engage the teeth into the carpet rotate the handle on the knee kicker, then carefully hold down on the arm and smack the pad in the back of the unit with the knee, and stretch the carpet towards the wall.
- Fold: In this step the user needs to fold the extra carpet along the edge of the wall over, this will make the backing clearly visible, and trim out the extra carpet from the edge simply by cutting the backer with the help of sharp knife that is meant for the carpet.
- Inspect: Under this point the user needs to inspect the carpet for any wrinkles if necessary repeat the stretch process. Once all the wrinkles are removed the carpet feels even and firm.