What is a Power Stretcher?

A power stretcher is a tool used in stretching carpet either for a new installation or a carpet repair.  Simply stated the large arm is pressed down which in turn extends the head away from the power stretching body. The head of the power stretcher has teeth that grips the carpet and transfers the stretching force.

 

My knees would like to buy you a drink power stretcher.

 

 

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Why Does Carpet Ripple?

If we lived in a perfect world, perhaps things like flat tires, mosquitoes, and rippled carpet  wouldn’t exist.

Carpet is no fan of moisture!
Carpet is no fan of moisture!

So although we can’t help you with flat tires and mosquitoes, the good news is at Calgary Carpet Restretch we can help you with carpet repair.  (Umm actually,  I do know a good tire shop, and spray repellent does keep the bugs away…)  But why oh why does carpet ripple?

You might think automatically the ripples were simply the result of a bad carpet installation.  This very well might be the case. As the fact is we do a lot of carpet repair in many newer houses and condos that were built during the height of the Calgary boom in 2008.  Likely you don’t need to be reminded that Calgary attracted many less than skilled tradesman in Continue reading

To Repair or Not to Repair?

Oftentimes homeowners face a dilemma, should I repair my carpet or should I replace it? The fact is when you’ve been looking at ugly carpet with ripples in it for a long time, it may seem like the only real way to fix the problem is to change it.  Then you start thinking about the thousands of dollars it’s going to cost and worrying about where all your furniture is going to go.  The replacement solution starts to feel like more of a problem than the ripples themselves!  Should you just live with the rippled carpet, you obviously can’t change a carpet every four or five year!?  That is just not possible.

Now the good news! Those ripples that you have been looking at, likely for too long, can be repaired.  I can’t tell you how many times we’ve completed re-stretching someone’s carpet and they say, “We should have done this years ago!”  And it is true, homeowners keep looking at the ripples,for years, just not knowing that a carpet re-stretching service is available.  In fact it’s a very simple, cost effective, painless procedure.
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