Carpet Kicker Diy

Carpet stretcher kicker made from a two by four and sheetrock screws.

Carpet kicker diy.

The knee kicker works like the carpet stretcher but requires you to be on your hands and knees. Long 2x4s together and nail a few carpet tack strip pieces to the bot tom. Stretch carpet back in place. Grab the knee kicker to finish the stretching.

Stretch the carpet with the knee kicker tool and pull the carpet towards the outer edges of the carpet away from the starting point. A knee carpet stretcher also known as a carpet kicker. 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. 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.

The knee kicker works best for small rooms or hallways no wider or longer than 12 feet. 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. Away from the wall and kick against it with the area above your kneecap photo 9. This is how i built my carpet kicker when i didn t have one to do my carpets.

Save a hundred dollars. After stretching the length use the knee kicker to set one side the door side. If you often do home repairs or woodworking projects you may already have all the. Set the teeth of the knee kicker into the carpet about 6 in.

The end result is fantastic. Also use the knee kicker to stretch confined areas where the power carpet stretcher won t fit photo 9d.