Carpet Stretched Out After Cleaning

Away from the wall and kick against it with the area above your kneecap photo 9.

Carpet stretched out after cleaning. Also use the knee kicker to stretch confined areas where the power carpet stretcher won t fit photo 9d. Cleaning a carpet is supposed to make it look better not create unsightly ripples and bulges. In many cases however especially when a carpet is more than a few years old it does end up looking worse after cleaning. How to repair stretched carpet after steam cleaning.

Uneven drying depending on the type of carpet and its. When a wall to wall carpet is installed it must be stretched tightly and then is secured in place with tack strips along the edges of the carpet. Carpet buckling may occur as a result of poor installation of the carpet. Stretching and resetting the carpet this happens after all tack strips are replaced.

Older carpets may stretch during cleaning. If you are the average homeowner those waves are not the thing you want to see in your carpet especially right after spending a bunch of money on a cleaning that is supposed to enhance and protect your carpet. If the installer has not stretched the carpet tightly enough it may loosen slightly which could cause it to ripple. If you have recently steam cleaned your carpet and now notice wrinkles in it you might have put too much water on the carpet.

The stretching should be done with a proper stretcher. We don t always see this happen but occasionally when we clean the carpet starts to get large previously unseen ripples and waves. Set the teeth of the knee kicker into the carpet about 6 in. After this the carpet can be stretched.

If enough days pass for the carpet to dry out after cleaning and the ripples and buckles do not resolve on their own you may have a more serious problem. After stretching the length use the knee kicker to set one side the door side.