Uneven drying depending on the type of carpet and its.
Carpet stretched out after cleaning.
Stretching and resetting the carpet this happens after all tack strips are replaced.
If enough days pass for the carpet to dry out after cleaning and the ripples and buckles do not resolve on their own you may have a more serious problem.
Too much water can also cause the carpet to stretch out slightly.
Away from the wall and kick against it with the area above your kneecap photo 9.
If you are the average homeowner those waves are not the thing you want to see in your carpet especially right after spending a bunch of money on a cleaning that is supposed to enhance and protect your carpet.
Older carpets may stretch during cleaning.
How to repair stretched carpet after steam cleaning.
Carpet buckling may occur as a result of poor installation of the carpet.
If the installer has not stretched the carpet tightly enough it may loosen slightly which could cause it to ripple.
If you have recently steam cleaned your carpet and now notice wrinkles in it you might have put too much water on the carpet.
Cleaning a carpet is supposed to make it look better not create unsightly ripples and bulges.
Carpet stretching is a common type of carpet repair that essentially involves pulling the carpet up from around one or more edges of the room re stretching it to proper tightness cutting the carpet to the proper length tacking back down into place and finally tucking it in along the edge.
Also use the knee kicker to stretch confined areas where the power carpet stretcher won t fit photo 9d.
Set the teeth of the knee kicker into the carpet about 6 in.
In many cases however especially when a carpet is more than a few years old it does end up looking worse after cleaning.
After this the carpet can be stretched.
The stretching should be done with a proper stretcher.
After stretching the length use the knee kicker to set one side the door side.