# Carpet stretching

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**Created:** [March 31, 2008, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/carpet-stretching/196484 "2008-03-31T11:24:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/carpet-stretching/196484/2 "2008-03-31T11:55:31Z")

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> [@FS:99 honda civic ex 4500$](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-99-honda-civic-ex-4500/35716/4):
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> I have several areas where our carpet has buckled up and needs to be restretched. Has anybody used someone that is good and they can recommend?
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> And no we didn’t slide furniture across it. It did it on its own.

It’s pretty easy to do yourself actually. If I’m not mistaken Lowes/HomeDepot both sell them. It works like a huge clamp, in reverse. It’ll stretch it across the whole room…but you may need to lift up the edges if that carpet-tack stuff was used. Just stretch and re-tack it down

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