Lifting and relaying carpets

mark46327

I want to be able to lift and relay parts of my carpet to fix a few squeaks in the floor. Does anyone have any advice about what tools are essential for this task?


Thanks,

Mark.

jimbo_the_jetset

For lifting the carpet or fixing the floorboards?

mark46327

Sorry, should have been clearer - for lifting and relaying the carpet.

Mark.

jimbo_the_jetset

Thought so but best to make sure.

Well if your carpet has been fitted well you'll find that once you lift it up slightly (might be best to start from a doorway and take up threshold strip) it'll never be a perfect fit back. This is because a carpet fitter will stretch the carpet when they fit it, so there are no lumps and bumps. I have seen in B&Q that you can buy these carpet fitting tools for DIY purposes. Basically it would be a gripper that you put onto the carpet and bash with your knee to stretch it over the gripper rods attached to the floor, making the carpet nice and tight. A nice clean bolster should then be able to tuck the capet neatly down around the edge under? the skirting (just).