Guy at the supply house told me to stop using a power stretcher for stairs, and now my seams don't pop

I always used a power stretcher on stairs because I thought it was faster. Then this old timer at Hatch's Carpet Supply in Denver said I was overstretching and causing the seams to separate after a few months. He showed me to use a knee kicker with shorter, more controlled pops. Three jobs later and zero callbacks, so I guess he was right. Anyone else ditch their power stretcher for stairs and get better results?

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janaw118d ago

Buddy of mine tried the power stretcher on stairs for years too. He swore by it until his wife stepped on a seam wrong and it split open like a peeled banana. Now he's a knee kicker convert.

bettyrodriguez8d ago

I used a power stretcher on stairs for years and thought I was hot stuff. Then my first seam popped in a rental house and the tenant called me at 6am on a Saturday. He said the carpet looked like a taco. Now I use a knee kicker too and it's way slower but my seams actually stay put. Guess I was just being lazy and fast.