Thinking back to my first carpet stretcher from 1998

I started with a basic manual stretcher that took a lot of muscle and a helper to get a tight fit. Now I use a power stretcher I bought about five years ago, and I can handle big rooms solo in half the time. The switch happened after a job in a long ranch house where my old method just left ripples. Does anyone still use the old manual kind for certain spots, or is it all power now?

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willow2446mo ago

My old manual one still comes out for closets and weird corners the power stretcher can't reach.

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sandrap406mo ago

Yeah, @willow244, I do the exact same thing. My old manual kicker is the only thing that fits in those tight spots. It's a pain but it gets the job done right.

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linda3055mo ago

Old tools just have a different feel to them. You get a better sense of the tension with your hands. That's why they never get fully retired.

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