Carpet Stretching & Carpet Sales
Blue Ribbon Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning offers carpet sales, vinyl sales, and carpet stretching. Add value to your home with new carpet or vinyl or repair existing carpet. To learn more about how we will help you, reach out to Blue Ribbon Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning. Give us a call at (360) 956-9011 or (360) 427-0515.
Do-It-Yourself Carpet Stretching
One of the more common carpet repairs needed, carpet stretching, sometimes touted as a do-it-yourself project. For those daring types that would like more information about the process, here is a quick review of the common steps and potential pitfalls so you can decide for yourself. Carpet ripples are often signs of improper installation, humidity control problems, excessive use in one area, moving furniture, or poor underlayment, including a worn pad. Whatever the cause, carpet stretching is a fast, easy fix that will improve your carpet's looks and life. A typical carpet stretching project includes the following steps.
How To Stretch Carpets
- Before starting your project, you will either need to rent or buy a power stretcher, knee-kicker, pry bar, stapler, tin snips, and other common tools. If you already own common hand tools, plan on spending about $100 to $125 towards the cost of equipment rental. In most cases, by the time you spend time driving, spend money renting the equipment, it is more cost-effective to hire a professional to complete the job. It often saves time and money in the long run.
- Before stretching the carpet, ensure the tack strips are properly installed and secure. Rotted tack strips will not secure the carpet. We recommend buying new ones. It may take a few hours to remove old tack strips (if necessary). Afterward, you will then need to reinstall the new tack strips. This can be difficult on concrete slab foundations or wood floors with slight imperfections.
- We also recommend checking the pad and fixing any underlying problem. Carefully pull back the carpeting and pad when inspecting; pay special attention to fibers – especially if you are working with Berber carpet which can easily unravel.
- Trim CAREFULLY. Now you are ready to trim the carpet to fit. Remember, you work from the bottom of the carpet so you are essentially working upside down. Be conservative when trimming – taking too much off at once creates unsightly gaps or causes greater tension that can lead to future buckling.
- Practice First! Using a power stretcher and knee kicker takes a little time to master so practice before starting the main project. You will need to map out the room and direction you will work in prior to starting. Go through a couple of dry runs first then take your time and work slowly. Sometimes the pressure of having to return rental equipment can cause people to rush through a job that ends up costing much more in the long run. It is better to pay more than risk ruining your carpet. Take your time and go slowly.
- Just call Blue Ribbon Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Instead! Blue Ribbon Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning now provides carpet re-stretching as part of their complete carpet repair services. It’s fast, cost-effective and best of all…you don’t run the risk of ruining an otherwise good carpet. Fully licensed, bonded and insured technicians can have the job done right within hours. No need to spend time and money driving all over town for equipment rentals, dealing with tack strips, or moving furniture. Relax and leave it to Blue Ribbon Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning – we’re happy to help!