Rugs, Carpets and Carpeting - carpet
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02-05-00, 12:39 PM
my husband put new underlayment down before we had our carpet installed. But I guess he must not have left room for expansion, because the wood has I guess either bowed or come up, but only above where our heater duct runs. How easy would it be to pull the carpet back and just to fix the problem area and how would we lay it back down over the tack strip, would we have to stretch it again? The carpet only has to come back 7 feet from the one wall so we would not have to redo the whole room.
02-06-00, 12:43 PM
Hi Mindy:
Lifting a carpet up is really easy. Simply take a pair of needle nose plyers, grab the fiber in one corner and lift off the tack strip. Pull the carpet up along the wall first and then using 2 people, pull the carpet back as far as required.
Repair the damage and then "unroll" the carpet back to the wall. Chances are, if the carpet is within one year old, you won't have to stretch it back into place. If once you've laid the carpet back and it doesn't quite make it to the wall, simply ram it toward the wall with your feet. This is best done with running shoes. If you're wearing slippers, you'll probably land on your butt <g>. By ramming, I mean stand about 2' from the wall and jump forward about 1' and push the carpet toward the wall. This might take a few jumps and is kind of hard on the toes. Make sure the jumper is the only person standing on the carpet. If this method doesn't work, go to your local rental centre and get a knee kicker. These rent for about $10/day and you'll be able to get the carpet back in place in about 1/2 hour.
Good luck. Hope this helped.
Ted
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Carpenter's rule:- Cut to fit - Beat into place :-)
Lifting a carpet up is really easy. Simply take a pair of needle nose plyers, grab the fiber in one corner and lift off the tack strip. Pull the carpet up along the wall first and then using 2 people, pull the carpet back as far as required.
Repair the damage and then "unroll" the carpet back to the wall. Chances are, if the carpet is within one year old, you won't have to stretch it back into place. If once you've laid the carpet back and it doesn't quite make it to the wall, simply ram it toward the wall with your feet. This is best done with running shoes. If you're wearing slippers, you'll probably land on your butt <g>. By ramming, I mean stand about 2' from the wall and jump forward about 1' and push the carpet toward the wall. This might take a few jumps and is kind of hard on the toes. Make sure the jumper is the only person standing on the carpet. If this method doesn't work, go to your local rental centre and get a knee kicker. These rent for about $10/day and you'll be able to get the carpet back in place in about 1/2 hour.
Good luck. Hope this helped.
Ted
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Carpenter's rule:- Cut to fit - Beat into place :-)
eplain
11-26-04, 07:21 PM
my husband put new underlayment down before we had our carpet installed. But I guess he must not have left room for expansion, because the wood has I guess either bowed or come up, but only above where our heater duct runs. How easy would it be to pull the carpet back and just to fix the problem area and how would we lay it back down over the tack strip, would we have to stretch it again? The carpet only has to come back 7 feet from the one wall so we would not have to redo the whole room.
With all due respect to the other person posting on this, if i cared one bit about my carpet, i wouldnt lift it and lay it back with out a pro doing it for you. Your carpet was stretched in in a specific sequence and you should always...ALWAYS...stretch it back in and do it properly. If you dont know how to do that...dont. What seems harmless now can be a ripple later and then THAT can walk into a room or worse, some stairs. The going rate where i am is $75-$100 minimum labor fees. This is usually for a small "pop room" as we say (no seams...in and out pretty quick). You can more than likely convince a local guy to bump that back in for ya for $25-$50 (its worth it) Heck, ive done that for a local person for free many times. Depends how nice they (and you) are :O)
On a side note, 7 ft is a good size. Knee kickers are technically "positioning tools". Though they are commonly used for stair installations and corners (tight areas), you should ALWAYS insist on a Power Stretcher being used...ALWAYS! If the guy hauls out his stretcher...i wouldnt pay less than $75 at this writting.
Ed (Connecticut)
With all due respect to the other person posting on this, if i cared one bit about my carpet, i wouldnt lift it and lay it back with out a pro doing it for you. Your carpet was stretched in in a specific sequence and you should always...ALWAYS...stretch it back in and do it properly. If you dont know how to do that...dont. What seems harmless now can be a ripple later and then THAT can walk into a room or worse, some stairs. The going rate where i am is $75-$100 minimum labor fees. This is usually for a small "pop room" as we say (no seams...in and out pretty quick). You can more than likely convince a local guy to bump that back in for ya for $25-$50 (its worth it) Heck, ive done that for a local person for free many times. Depends how nice they (and you) are :O)
On a side note, 7 ft is a good size. Knee kickers are technically "positioning tools". Though they are commonly used for stair installations and corners (tight areas), you should ALWAYS insist on a Power Stretcher being used...ALWAYS! If the guy hauls out his stretcher...i wouldnt pay less than $75 at this writting.
Ed (Connecticut)