15
Chatted with an old-timer at a supply house who said stretch-ins are killing modern carpet jobs
He told me he's been installing since 1979 and thinks power stretchers are making people lazy about proper seaming, and honestly after fixing a ripple in a living room yesterday that was clearly from not enough knee kicks, I'm starting to wonder if he's got a point, anyone else run into installers who rely too much on the power stretcher?
2 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In2 Comments
torres.jason21d ago
Oh man, @brookerobinson you gotta hear me out on this one. I saw a job last week where a guy used a power stretcher across a 12 foot span and the seam literally lifted overnight because he didn't work it in right. Half the installers I meet now don't even own a knee kicker and it shows. They just crank the power stretcher and walk away, thinking it fixes everything. That old-timer knows what he's talking about, there's no substitute for getting on your knees and working the carpet into the tack strip with a proper kick.
8