Most models are usually around 18” x 4” x 4” (give or take the odd inch) so we would be wary of any that is considerably more or less than this, unless this is actually what you are looking for! Teeth Simply put, laying the carpet properly boosts its performance and gives it the best finish, ensuring a successful installation. What Are the Standard Steps?

Place the carpet stretcher about 25mm from the skirting with its teeth facing downwards. To hook the carpet onto the gripper on both sides of the corner, press the padded end with your knee. The main advantage of professional local carpet installation is that installers have the knowledge, expertise, and tools to lay your carpet and give it a good finish. Cut the gripper where necessary using general-purpose snips. make sure that the entire perimeter except the doorway has gripper you may need to fit a carpet to carpet threshold strip or metal edging bar but it will depend on the type of floor that’s adjacent to the carpet being fitted. How To Fit Underlay Once you have rested in the correct positions and are happy with the main alignment of it, go over the area with your feet. Shuffle across it with your feet to push any ripples or ridges out.Wonderful! You should now have your carpet fitted with an excess of 10mm around the outside of the grippers. Here’s how to sort that. The first thing to do is unhook the it from the old gripper rods. Then fold about a third of the carpet into the middle of the room.

Where do you plan to fit the carpet? How much traffic does the room get? Is the carpet likely to get stained? You’ll want a durable and stain-resistant carpet if it’s a high-traffic area or one where spills and stains are common, such as a living room or dining room. If not, you can go for a carpet with a fancier feel. The Environment Before you even bring your carpet into the room, you need to get down your carpet grippers. We’ll talk more about how to properly fit carpet grippers below if you want to skip to this part. How easy your carpet stretcher is to use is important. This will affect how long it takes you to complete the job and also the finish that you are left with. If you have paid a fair amount for the carpet in the first place, you are definitely not going to want it ruined by a difficult to use carpet stretcher. If you want to make it easier to carry, simply reduce the size of the fold e.g. only fold over a quarter of the carpet instead of a third. The shorter you fold the carpet, the lighter each piece will be. But the more repetitions you will need to do,

When it comes to protruding objects, you’ll want to start by measuring the shortest length and width of the room. Multiply them to get the area. Then, measure the lengths and widths of individual recesses or areas. Carpet maintenance is empirical if you want to protect it, but what are the required measures? How Do You Clean Your New Carpet? Before you begin, you will need a carpet fitting kit. Always clear as much space as possible. That way you don’t have to move furniture around as you fit the carpet. Use this off-cut from the last sheet in the first row to start the second row and carry on in the same way. This reduces waste and also helps by ensuring the joints are staggered. Carpet gripper comes with pre-installed fixing nails, the gripper is dual purpose so their nails are suitable for fixing into timber or a concrete floor. Position the gripper so that there’s a gap of 7 to 8 millimeters between the angled side of the gripper and the skirting board.

You should now have minimum of 10cm excess along one wall and a larger excess against the other adjacent walls. You need to reduce the excess to 10cm right around the room. Here’s how. NOTE: One thing to bear in mind is that carpet stretchers that are closer to this 1kg mark are likely to be made out of weaker materials, such as plastic, so may not be as durable as some of the heavier models that you find on the market. Carpet Underlay generally comes in smaller pieces and is often lighter than carpet. You can therefore remove each piece of underlay individually. Once you have 2 corners done, work your way down the longest wall, hooking it onto to the grippers between the 2 corners. Make sure you use 19mm nails to lessen the risk of piercing through the floorboard into pipes or cables.Although carpet installation may seem overwhelming, it helps to break it down into steps. You have the selection, preparation, installation, and maintenance. The depth of the nose (the often-protruding edge of the stairs – if you’re nose does not protrude, then this will be covered by the tread measurement) The weight of your carpet stretcher is important as this will impact on how easy your tool is to move around when completing the job, and also moving from one location to another. Bearing in mind that you are probably going to be on your hands and knees for most of your work, the last thing you want is a tool that is too heavy and going to be difficult to move around.