What Does A Carpet Kicker Do

A carpet knee kicker does not take the place of a carpet stretcher.

What does a carpet kicker do.

A knee kicker is a tool helpful for installing carpet on stairs and small areas including closets and also used to position carpet in larger areas. It is a handled tool that consists of a pin plate attached to a short segment of metal tubing. A carpet knee kicker will have teeth on the end of it. You will need to almost slam your knee into the cushion to achieve the desired result.

New carpet can develop wrinkles within six months if a carpet stretcher is not used. The carpet kicker as you may have deduced originated in the carpet installation business. Carpet installers use both power stretchers and knee kickers in their work and most carpet installations require both tools. The two tools should be used in conjunction with each other.

Use the knee kicker only along one wall then use the carpet stretcher to stretch and attach the carpet along the rest of the tack. In many respects artificial grass is essentially an outdoor carpet and the rationale for using a carpet kicker is the same namely to make the finished installation look great. The knee kicker performs a function of carpet stretching that the larger power stretcher does not do and vice versa. A knee stretcher also known as a kicker is a special tool that has a grip on one end to attach to the carpet and a pad on the other end for you to kick with your quadriceps do not kick with your knee.