Carpet Squares

The idea of carpet stretching is a convenient one, and one that saves owners a lot of potential money when the alternatives of having to buy new carpeting altogether are considered.

Very often, you’ll find yourself in a situation where you had to pull up a carpet.  This may have been due to remodeling, furniture moving, or maybe you moved homes altogether.

Regardless of the situation, your carpet might have lost its former elasticity once the pressure has been released, and you may be in need of carpet stretching.  You might also find carpet wrinkles that never previously existed, so even if the carpet fits when reapplied, you’ll probably want these wrinkles removed.

There are two ways to go about carpet stretching, and we’ll discuss them both here.  Depending on your budget and your willingness to do some of the work yourself, you’ll want to decide which way to go from there.

The first means of carpet stretching is by doing things the easy way.  Go out and hire a carpet stretcher.  What’s the average carpet stretching cost, you’re probably wondering.

A standard job may cost you somewhere around $125 on average.  Depending on the size of the job, this cost may go up or down a bit, but this is the price you’re looking for.  If someone’s quoting you much higher for carpet restretching, simply look elsewhere because they’re probably overcharging you.

The other way you can go about this is by taking the carpet stretching job into your own hands.  If you’re feeling adventurous enough, consider going out to rent a carpet power stretcher.  Stores will usually charge by the hour, half day, or day in this situation.  As a result, time is of the essence when you rent one yourself, as you don’t want to end up getting charged extra money for something that took you longer than you thought it would.

One thing that you’ll want to be sure to do in advance is to have your carpet pad already laid down and your carpet tack strips in place.  This might take you a bit of time the first time you do it, and you won’t want to do it on rented time, so make sure you do this before you embark on your DIY carpet stretching journey.

As far as what to do from there, the best advice would be to follow one of the many online tutorials that show you how to do this.  When all is said and done, you may end up saving anywhere from $50 to $80, depending on how long the job takes you.  As for whether or not those savings are worth the time and energy spent, that’s all up to you.

Whichever way you decide to go, be glad for the fact that carpet stretching will restore the life of your carpet, remove wrinkles, and bring things back to their previous state in no time.