Recommend carpet stretcher/knee kicker

[antdad]

You guys must use'em to put back carpet after a job, looking for a cheapie but goodie. One of those need it a few times a year items for me.

 

[Howsie]

One with adjustable pins and leg is what you need. Something like this: http://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/knee-kicker/19665

 

[Barry98]

Keep your eye out at car boots

 

[Barry98]

There also about £25 on fleabay

 

[wetdrip]

I just screw a length or several lengths, so you have mass, of carpet gripper onto an old piece of joist; place the gripper which is attached to the joist face down on said carpet and ease with knees or knock joist with mallet carefully easing carpet back into place.

 

[Killy Bing]

Never lose the end cover......

 

[Mike Jackson]

I can't lay carpet to save my life so I advise the customer that I will loose lay the carpet back and they can get a carpet fitter in to relay it.

 

[TBServices]

Never had a problem with the bottom of my shoe

 

[Irish]

Never had a problem with the bottom of my shoe

And of course a clean bolster to tap it down round the skirting!

 

[gassafe]

Carpet stretcher... Come off it... You've gone too far with that! I am a plumber / heating engineer, I put any carpet that I lifted back down & it normally looks pretty good... But if you think I'm gonna buy a carpet stretcher, lol!! No way!

 

[Ermintrude]

Got a streacher. Carful u don't have spikes right out on old carpet it makes a mess

 

[fogarty]

It's one of those things like plastering when you watch someone do it ,it looks easy. I've got one but the amount I use it ,it kills my knees. Probably takes years for your knees to get used to it. Just shove it down with a clean bolster and kick it other way.

 

[lame plumber]

buying a carpet strecher would be like asking croppie to bathe more than once a month, total waste of time imho

 

[helpsy]

You'll also need a replacement knee in no time if doing a lot of it !

 

[Destroyer2813]

Size 12 boot works for me and tuck it in with a bolster

 

[Koogatubac]

Carpet stretcher... Come off it... You've gone too far with that! I am a plumber / heating engineer, I put any carpet that I lifted back down & it normally looks pretty good... But if you think I'm gonna buy a carpet stretcher, lol!! No way!

Says it all! Best comment in this topic and wont get beaten!

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

I can't lay carpet to save my life so I advise the customer that I will loose lay the carpet back and they can get a carpet fitter in to relay it.

I add that into all my quotes under things not covered, some peoples carpets just crumble when you take them up.