A knee carpet stretcher also known as a carpet kicker.
Diy carpet knee kicker.
Matt makes a carpet kicker.
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When using the knee kicker centre your shoulder above your hand to give you maximum impact.
If you often do home repairs or woodworking projects you may already have all the necessary.
Build your own carpet stretcher for 1 00.
Save a hundred dollars.
Magnusson aluminium knee kicker b q for all your home and garden supplies and advice on all the latest diy trends rated 1 out of 5 by yasmar53 from would be great if only it didn t fall apart.
This tool also comes in handy for going back over the carpet after the power stretcher has done the bulk of the work to give any trouble spots some extra care.
Diall carpet stretcher b q for all your home and garden supplies and advice on all the latest diy trends rated 2 out of 5 by qazzaz from can do the job the unadjustable teeth mean your carpet thickness needs to match otherwise youll just be ripping your carpet to shreds if you not putting enough weight in to it.
Easy diy for your carpet needs.
This is how i built my carpet kicker when i didn t have one to do my carpets.
Diy carpet kicker to stretch the carpet onto the g.
4 trim the excess carpet.
Use the knee kicker to tap the straight edge of your carpet onto the smooth edge.
This also ensures you don t slip and pull your carpet.
Matt does some more projects around his parents house.