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Any of you guys into carpet stretching?

Posted on 2/11/26 at 6:32 pm
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
43949 posts
Posted on 2/11/26 at 6:32 pm
Our upstairs is carpet and still in good shape but it’s floppy in some areas I guess from heavy stuff being on it. I’ve heard about carpet stretching to get it back tight.

Is that something people can do themselves? How much does that sort of thing run if I had someone do it?
Posted by papasmurf1269
Hells Pass
Member since Apr 2005
21420 posts
Posted on 2/11/26 at 7:51 pm to
Did you mean to say rug munching?
Posted by CajunInVirginia
Virginia not by choice...
Member since Sep 2021
270 posts
Posted on 2/11/26 at 8:07 pm to
The jokes write themselves...
Posted by Turnblad85
Member since Sep 2022
5069 posts
Posted on 2/11/26 at 8:11 pm to
its best done with pole stretchers and not knee kickers but people can do a halfway job with a kicker. It was probably done with a kicker when installed and why you now need to have it re-stretched.

You can attempt to rent the tools and try you luck with some youtube vidoes. Generally it is best left to the methhead professionals though.
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
36135 posts
Posted on 2/12/26 at 1:36 pm to
Helped a buddy do it a long time ago but it was pretty simple. Before you start kneeing the stretcher make sure your edge tacks are still good. They could have potentially bent allowing the carpet to bunch.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
42831 posts
Posted on 2/12/26 at 3:21 pm to
Posted by ksdolfan
Houma, La.
Member since Sep 2007
1689 posts
Posted on 2/12/26 at 3:50 pm to
What companies in the Baton Rouge area do this?
Posted by 9rocket
Member since Sep 2020
1685 posts
Posted on 2/12/26 at 7:04 pm to
Probably about any flooring store will have someone you can call.
Posted by Tree_Fall
Member since Mar 2021
1190 posts
Posted on 2/14/26 at 8:50 am to
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Probably about any flooring store will have someone you can call.


Definitely the above. Stretching is often done when a house is about to be put up for sale. Typically, it will sag again soon. If all you really need is to fluff pile that has been compressed try one of the steam cleaners like Stanley 1st.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
21089 posts
Posted on 2/14/26 at 1:45 pm to
We had a room that needed it. A carpet crew was working at another house on our street, and I asked the guys if they would come do a quick cash job when they were through. Everybody was happy.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
43949 posts
Posted on 2/14/26 at 2:03 pm to
quote:

Everybody was happy.


I hope that doesn’t mean what I think it does.
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