Removing Carpet Ripples

Rippled or buckled carpet after cleaning.

Removing carpet ripples.

Loosen the carpet in the corner photo 1. Just as too much moisture in the air can cause a carpet to buckle so can too much moisture in the carpet itself. This is where you hire an experienced carpet installer to come to your home and basically re install your carpet to re stretch and remove any wrinkles. You ll be stretching from the center of the carpet and pulling it at an angle into a corner.

Firstly remove all the furniture from the room including the cabinets and any heavy items that might stand in the way of repairing your carpet. Because of the risk associated with over wetting it is advisable to have your. Set the tooth depth on the power stretcher based on the carpet pile depth photo 2. Pry the carpet gently up from the strips with a wood chisel or other pry tool on a wall parallel to the ripple.

Rippling and buckling refers to the. Carpet that has become overly wet as the result of flooding or improper steam cleaning is extremely susceptible to stretching. By using a carpet knee kicker you can repair your rippled carpet. They will use a machine called a power stretcher to stretch your carpet tightly from wall to wall.

So move any furniture that ll be in the path of the stretch. Pull tacks with a carpet tack puller a small metal claw on a short thick shank or. Here is a photo of the head of a power stretcher. Take one round around the room.

If needed remove the threshold over the carpet. Next set up the power stretcher at an angle across the room.