I finally got a power stretcher and wish I did it years ago

Been using a knee kicker for 5 years on residential jobs, figured a power stretcher was overkill. Broke down and bought one for $400 two months ago after a bad seam job on a big living room in Austin. First carpet I laid with it came out completely flat with zero wrinkles, seams are invisible. Has anyone else had that moment where you realize you were making the job way harder than it needed to be?

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ray3566d ago

Tension adjustment makes all the difference, took me three jobs to dial it in perfect.

the_elliot6d agoMost Upvoted

yeah "took me three jobs" is about right lol. @ray356 I think my first tension setup looked good but then I ran a second darker print and it was all off. third time I just went by feel and it finally clicked.