Fix Carpet Folds

Area rugs add a touch of design to any room and often are purchased and stored in a rolled up form.

Fix carpet folds.

You don t have to hire a carpet layer fix it yourself with rental tools and our instructions. The gully is the space in between the wall and the tack strip. Take a look at the room and check to see that your wrinkles have been removed from the carpet. Rent a power stretcher and knee kicker for less than 40 for four hours at an equipment rental store.

Using an automatic or electric stretching machine stretch the carpet in place. Pull the carpet up from the tack strip. When you unroll the area rug you are typically left with creases that prevent the rug from laying flat. Not only is this unattractive but it could also be a safety hazard if someone trips over a raised crease.

Make sure it is taught. Prepare the room and stretcher. Wall to wall carpet like skin loses elasticity as it ages so it shouldn t surprise you to find the living room carpet that looked fine when you moved. How to get rid of a ripple in the carpet.

Pull it away from one wall popping it free from the tack strips. Then buy a carpet knife not a utility knife at any home center. Push the carpet inside the gully.