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c/carpet-installerscharles_chen93charles_chen932d agoMost Upvoted

Old timer told me to stop using my knee kicker for seams, he was right

A guy with 30 years in the trade watched me struggling with a seam and said 'you're killing your back for no reason, just power stretch it all the way next time.' Tried it on a 12x16 room in Phoenix and the seam disappeared, no more puckering. Anyone else get stubborn about their tools and then wish they'd listened sooner?
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stone.jesse
Nah, I gotta push back a little. A power stretch can hide a problem but a knee kicker lets me feel exactly where the tension is off before I staple.
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taylor305
taylor3052d ago
So you can really tell the difference between a hidden buckle and just tight carpet?
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