Found a trick for stretching carpet in tight closets

I kept struggling with getting good tension in those small walk-in closets where you can't fit a knee kicker. Last week I tried using a scrap piece of 2x4 to push the carpet into the tack strip while pulling with hand tools. Worked way better than I expected after fighting with it for 3 years in Dallas. Got a clean stretch on a 4x6 closet without any wrinkles. Anyone else use a block of wood for those tight spots?

4 comments

4 Comments

avery_jackson22d agoMost Upvoted

Yeah, that 2x4 trick works great...

ryan_shah3822d agoTop Commenter

Wait, you actually tried that?

patricia_gonzalez21d ago

Oh man, I tried it and my shelf still sagged. Classic me.

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jade51722d ago

Alright @ryan_shah38, what's the "2x4 trick" actually do?