Fix Lumpy Carpet

When a wall to wall carpet is installed it must be stretched tightly and then is secured in place with tack strips along the edges of the carpet.

Fix lumpy carpet.

Roll a carpet roller on top of the seams to press them to the double sided tape. Operate the power stretcher with the lever and capture the excess carpet in the tack strip as you stretch. Follow the sequence below. Use a knee kicker which is a smaller stretcher to push the carpet onto the tack strip along one of the perpendicular walls.

Remove all the furniture from the room where you need to get rid of bumps in your carpet. If the carpet is not properly stretched in it will go back to its original un stretched state. Then lock the stretched carpet into place by jamming it behind the tack strip with a putty or linoleum knife. Stretch and embed the carpet plant the power carpet stretcher against the opposite baseboard and add extension sections until the gripping head is about 6 in.

Away from the wall. If the installer has not stretched the carpet tightly enough it may loosen slightly which could cause it to ripple. 2 pull one corner of carpet out from under your baseboard using needle nose pliers until you can grip the. Push down on the lever of the power carpet stretcher and embed the carpet backing on the tack strips with your hand.

Apply a seam adhesive to the seams and butt them together. Fix carpet seams by pulling the steams apart. Lay down a piece of double sided tape in the middle of where the seams meet. Per manufacturer guidelines carpets need to be power stretched into place and then tacked down the installer must also use a knee kicker to get the carpet into the proper place on the tack less strip which will hold the carpet in place.

Carpet buckling may occur as a result of poor installation of the carpet. It can cost around 200 per room to have the carpet professionally re stretched to eliminate these bubbles.