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A. General Information
Does your carpet have ripples, waves, lumps or bumps? Are your carpets coming apart at the seams?
B. Importance of Restretching and Power Stretching
All makers of carpet and the Carpet and Rug Institute ( CRI ) recommend that new carpets at time of installation are to be powered stretched. Most installers are underpaid. They are paid by the yard so rather that use the recommenced power stretching tool, which takes more time and effort, they just kick-it-in. Usually, if not installed with a power stretch, new carpet will begin to ripple and wave in about 16 months. In addition, most flooring companies only guarantee installations for 1 year. But, improper carpet installation will make your warranty null and void. This is a huge and ongoing problem in the flooring industry. When carpet is restretched and power stretched, you can expect more life and better performance from your carpet. With a proper stretch your carpet will Look better, Feel better, Clean better and Last longer. Most people do not understand their carpet problem. They automatically think they need new carpeting, when many times it can be repaired. Sometimes they wait until it is to late to call for their carpeting needs and it is D.O.A.
Power stretching Following these recommendations should correct the
situation when buckles, wrinkles, and bubbles arise.
- Remove all furniture from each room.
- Loosen the carpet from all tackstrip.
- Check that all tackstrip is firmly anchored to floor. The proper gully
for the tackstrip is slightly less than the thickness of the carpet, and
not exceeding 3/8 inch. Check for cushion (padding) that may have bunched
up under the carpet because of inadequate fastening of the cushion. Check
for delamination of the secondary backing. Correct all of these conditions
before proceeding.
- The seams are to be cut open at all doorways, and the edges at the seams
are to be sealed or buttered before re-seaming.
- Using a power stretcher, not a knee-kicker, the carpet is to be
stretched 1% to one-and-one-half percent in each direction in each room.
- Any device that may cause injury, damage carpet or subfloors, or result
in an inadequate amount of stretch is not acceptable as a substitute
for or an attachment to a power stretcher.
- Restretching one room and not restretching an adjoining room or hallway
will likely allow wrinkles to reappear.
- Most floor vents and doorways will require pieces to be seamed into the
carpet as the carpet is repositioned with power stretching.
- Edges of carpet that will be placed under a metal strip should be sealed
with seam sealer adhesive to deter raveling. Exposed edges fitted to a hard
surface flooring should also be sealed.
C. Importance of Restretching and Power Stretching
Over time your carpeting may have developed waves, ripples, lumps and bumps. You don't always need new wall to wall carpets, you can save money by having your carpets restretched. Restretching takes up the slack in you carpets and restores them to their original tension. This removes the waves and ripples. Lumps and bumps can be restored by installing new padding under the carpet in the affected area. Professionals can reseam carpeting that has come apart as well as repair tears.
Also see: Flooring_Carpet
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Around Philly Trades and Service Directories for:
Abington 19001,
Aldan 19018,
Ambler 19002,
Ardmore 19003,
Aston 19014,
Bala Cynwyd 19004,
Bensalem 19020,
Berwyn 19312,
Blue Bell 19422,
Bridgeport 19405,
Brookhaven 19015,
Broomall 19008,
Bryn Mawr 19010,
Chadds Ford 19317,
Cheltenham 19012,
Chester City,
Chesterbrook 19406,
Chester Heights 19017,
Clifton Heights 19018,
Concordville 19331,
Conshohocken 19428,
Darby 19023,
Devon 19333,
Dresher 19025,
Drexel Hill 19026,
Eddystone ,
Edgemont 19028,
Folcroft 19032,
Gladwyn 19035,
Glen Mills 19342,
Glenolden 19036,
Havertown 19083,
Huntingdon Valley 19006,
Jenkintown 19046,
King of Prussia 19406,
Lafayette Hill 19444,
Lansdowne 19050,
Lima 19037,
Malvern 19355,
Marcus Hook 19061,
Media 19063,
Morton 19070,
Narberth 19072,
Newtown Square 19073,
Norwood 19074,
Norristown 19403 and 19404,
Paoli 19301,
Plymouth Meeting 19462,
Prospect Park 19076,
Ridley Park 19078,
Ridley Township 19094, 19043, 19033, 19022, 19081, 19078, 19070,
Springfield 19064,
Swarthmore 19081,
Upper Darby 19082,
Valley Forge 19481,
Wayne 19087,
West Chester 19380
Delaware County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia |
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