Carpet Knee Kicker Instructions

Work your way along this edge repeating the operation then cut and tuck the carpet edge between the gripper rail and skirting board.

Carpet knee kicker instructions.

Test the block before use by gently hitting the pad with your. Matt makes a carpet kicker. Use your knee to kick the padded end of the kicker so as to jog the carpet forward whilst pushing down on the edge of the carpet so that it is held by the carpet gripper. Click to see more.

When you position the kicker push the teeth down into the carpet about an inch away from the wall. Step 4 slam your knee swiftly into the cushioned end of the knee kicker to hook the carpet onto the tack strip. In my last video i made a diy carpet knee kicker i wanted to show ever one how it works. Otherwise you will just waste your energy.

To use the knee kicker place its head about 6 inches 15 2 cm from the wall and use your leg just above the kneecap to finish the stretch. This tool also comes in handy for going back over the carpet after the power stretcher has done the bulk of the work to give any trouble spots some extra care. Push the teeth of the knee kicker into the carpet approximately 1 inch from the wall. Matt does some more projects around his parents house.

4 trim the excess carpet. Stretching a carpet and securing it onto the tack strip requires special tools such as a tamper trimmer and knee kicker but these carpet stretcher instructions will show you everything you need. You be the judge. It may take a couple of kicks to get the desired result.

In this video i show how to stretch a room of carpet with a knee kicker.