Installing Carpet

[frostop65]

A knee kicker was never intended to be used to stretch rooms of carpet that is what a "Carpet Stretcher" is for! Knee Kickers are for steps and closets and for setting walls not stretching! 19year carpet installer as well as a certified carpet inspector

[gamepitbulls]

use a power strecher a knee kicker is for closets and to set a wall

[dubaflub]

I did carpet for thirty years, kicking almost always. Yea, you may get the carpet tight enough, but if your as dumb as me and think you can make a career of it, and not take care of your body.....keep slammin away macho men. See ya in the hospital in 20 years for a knee or hip replacement! Course the sad part is, at twenty, you think your invincible. Your not!

[MegaDeathwarrant]

@dubaflub Try to save up some of that money for a grammar class.

[seahhag69]

pinche gringos el stupido i el take your el jobos jajajajajajaja ! i do el carpeto for 2 pesos a hour jajajajaja

[bobbruce]

2 kickers kicked at once is a power strechertry try that?

[sonnytomo9]

hahahah u are a loosers if u have a power strecher (unless u have a shyt aprentece) get your bitch to kick it thats what u pay 4

[mrsparex]

Remember this post when your draining the fluid off your knee...or recovering from a knee replacement.

Go about a month without cigarettes, alcohol and dope and you can afford a stretcher.

[jsmythib]

I agree with the response below on power strechers--If your really lazy try the stinger attachment for the mini strecher- no poles...Only works on decent cut piles tho- But it is a fantasic add on ..assuming you have a power strectcher :)

[7roady]

Installers that don't use power stretchers are either to lazy or not smart enough to know how to properly use them.

[floorman54]

if you want to destroy your knees, then by all means,go ahead and boot it in. but i'd prefer a power stretcher if you want to have longefity in your career.

[TubErSkillZ]

he isnt an installer...read the info

[bigvernonuk]

I agree....use a power stretcher my arse!!!

must be a yank saying that!! to lazy to kick that carpet! lol

[Gaffhart77]

I started doing Flooring to feed my children. Ive done Labor in the woods, painting, Roofing, and let me tell you people, Flooring is some of the hardest shit to really get a good grasp on. Not to mention its really hard work.

[SimosSuperWhiteArmy]

everyone always thinks carpet fitting is easy till they actually do the deed

[tjreid007]

strecthing with a knee kicker for small rooms with suffice, but not with those skills shone here!

[skwzmylmn]

This is why professionals have power stretchers. A kicker is only for positioning carpet, NOT stretching it.

[randyval]

professionals know how to kick properly to get a stretch, even in big rooms.

i would never use a power stretcher on a room smaller then 60 yards.

i could kick this room in and have it stretched faster than than it would take to assemble a power stretcher.

point is, learn how to kick.

[skwzmylmn]

no, professionals know how to properly install carpet. Hacks know how to install carpet fast. It takes about 30 seconds to put a power stretcher together so how fast do you really kick? If you think your kicker will do as good a job as my power stretcher you must be smoking blocks!

point is, be a professional and do it right.

[randyval]

You are right, you can get a better stretch with a power stretcher.

that being said,

i rarely use mine, and i have never been called back for a restretch.

some times you have to use them, but not on this room.

[TubErSkillZ]

i also dont use the power strecher for small rooms. pl think that it cant be done but for the same resson that they dont know how to use the kicker

[jamess76]

You probably dont get called back because of a one year installation warranty. Trust me I work for small company and I'll I do is restretch carpet. Keep up the good work kicking I like the business.

[TubErSkillZ]

i would like to see you skwzmylmn put a power strecher together!

[TubErSkillZ]

90sec danm you are fast upload a vid so i can see it

[TubErSkillZ]

my bad 30..even better ..

[YUCKFEEZY]

or better yet, get a stinger.. best tool i ever bought.. but a lot of fools wont like em til they actually work with one.. but seriously i could kick in a whole house with no problems depending on the rug.. call me a hack if you will but i get that shyt tight.. but i would much rather power stretch EVERY room in using a stinger, its the best

[jsmythib]

lol..The Stinger changed my life :) Cut piles are so easy now to do tight and no pole headaches ! sry..after all these years "I Hate Slow"..but I also hate restreches! the unpaid ones anyway :) Ciao

[paulkchris]

lol Improper use is what makes you knee sore. It takes hours of training to get the hang of it. Call a PRO next time. Carpet Express of Northern Michigan 989.657.4227 Ask for Chris

[cusetown44]

stay away from kicking in the same exact spot twice...could comprimise the goods

[happygameshow]

I keep telling myself that too. And i will one the big projects. But man do my knees ever hurt after just a few hits with the kicker.