Lifting carpets to put in hi-fi cables?

amcluesent · 5 July 2008 at 8:31PM

I need to run cables for my hi-fi, (speaker, aerial and LAN) which I reckon I can squeeze under the carpet by cutting back the underlay at the grippers.

BUT I'm worried if I lift the fitted carpet it'll never look right again.

Anyone tried this - should I buy a 'carpet kicker' to help reseat the carpet?

curlyfairy · 5 July 2008 at 8:59PM

If you pull the carpet up in the corner and make sure when its folded back it is in a round shape,do not fold it flat or you will have a crease.Run the cables inside the gripper as the carpet will have nowhere to go if you put them outside.If the cables are thick/bulky you can cut the underlay so they fit,a bit of sticky tape every so often will keep them in place.The carpet can now be put back,you can use a decorators filling knife or something similar to do this by holding it against the skirting board and pushing down.

Sorry if this sounds a bit blunt but cant really find another way to describe this.

Ben.

thebaldwindowfitter · 6 July 2008 at 10:31AM

when we make window openings into patio doors we fold the carpet back as described above to protect when putting it back i use a wedge made of 3x2 timber to push carpet back on to grippers this works fine

Lifting carpets to put in hi-fi cables?

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