PSA: That power stretcher kick saved my hide on a tricky install today

I was laying carpet in a bedroom in an old house in Denver this morning and hit a spot where the subfloor had a massive dip near the closet. No amount of padding was gonna fix it without a proper stretch. I had to re-adjust my power stretcher three times and really put my back into it to pull the carpet tight across that low area. Finally got it smooth without any wrinkles or lumps. The homeowner watched me the whole time and said 'wow that looks way better than the last guy's work.' Feels good to get a win like that after a rough week. Has anyone else run into a weird subfloor issue that forced you to rethink your stretch pattern?

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ninah1012d ago

Hold off on that praise until you see how the carpet buckles in a few months from that dip.

williamschmidt12d ago

200psi pad under that dip would've saved the whole job from day one.