Carpet Kicker Diy

If you are trying to stretch carpet in a part of a room where the power stretcher is too big to fit you ll want to use the knee kicker.

Carpet kicker diy. Long 2x4s together and nail a few carpet tack strip pieces to the bot tom. Save a hundred dollars. Create your own from a carpet tack strip and a couple of 2 4 scraps. Stretch the carpet with the knee kicker tool and pull the carpet towards the outer edges of the carpet away from the starting point.

Set the teeth of the knee kicker into the carpet about 6 in. The knee kicker works best for small rooms or hallways no wider or longer than 12 feet. Also use the knee kicker to stretch confined areas where the power carpet stretcher won t fit photo 9d. Away from the wall and kick against it with the area above your kneecap photo 9.

However you can make one of the tools yourself. Stretch carpet back in place. After stretching the length use the knee kicker to set one side the door side. To use the knee kicker place its head about 6 inches 15 2 cm from the wall and use your leg just above the kneecap to finish the stretch.

This is how i built my carpet kicker when i didn t have one to do my carpets. If you often do home repairs or woodworking projects you may already have all the. The end result is fantastic. If you have any loose carpet that needs to be stretched back into place don t go out and buy or rent a carpet kicker.

Diy carpet kicker to stretch the carpet onto the g. A knee carpet stretcher also known as a carpet kicker.