Fix Carpet Folds

To fix a wrinkle you can rent a carpet stretcher and a knee kicker for around 40 bucks and adjust its tooth depth to the depth of the pile of your carpet.

Fix carpet folds.

Take a look at the room and check to see that your wrinkles have been removed from the carpet. Using an automatic or electric stretching machine stretch the carpet in place. How to get rid of a ripple in the carpet. When you unroll the area rug you are typically left with creases that prevent the rug from laying flat.

Rent a power stretcher and knee kicker for less than 40 for four hours at an equipment rental store. Step 7 stretch the carpet. Make sure it is taught. You don t have to hire a carpet layer fix it yourself with rental tools and our instructions.

Pull the carpet up from the tack strip. Pull one corner of carpet out from under your baseboard using needle nose pliers until you can grip the carpet with your fingers. The gully is the space in between the wall and the tack strip. Push the carpet inside the gully.

Then buy a carpet knife not a utility knife at any home center. Prepare the room and stretcher. Pull it away from one wall popping it free from the tack strips.