Hot take: Stretching carpet with a knee kicker is fine for most rooms

I know everyone says use a power stretcher for everything, but last week I did a 12x15 bedroom in Denver with just my knee kicker. The room had walls that were pretty straight, no weird angles. I got the carpet tight with no wrinkles and saved myself 20 minutes of setup time. Has anyone else had good results skipping the power stretcher on simple rooms?

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oliviat1722d ago

Did you check for any dips in the subfloor first, or just trust it was flat?

olivia_allen21d ago

Did it on a 14x16 living room last month with zero issues, just checked the subfloor for soft spots first with my knee. Honestly most people overthink this and drag out a power stretcher for rooms where a few extra kicks and a trimmer would work just fine. You already know the trick is keeping even tension across the whole width and not rushing the final stretch near the walls.