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Just figured out my power stretcher technique was costing me callbacks
I was getting a lot of jobs where the carpet felt loose after a few months, especially in bigger rooms. A homeowner in Springfield pointed out a ripple I'd missed and said, 'It looked great the day you left.' That got me thinking. I checked my old work and realized I was setting the stretcher head too shallow, maybe only getting 1% stretch instead of the needed 2%. I was relying on knee kickers for the final tension. Has anyone else dialed in their exact stretcher settings to fix this?
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tessa_roberts15d ago
Remember my buddy who had the same issue? He finally listened to @felix_thomas73 about setting it deeper, and it totally fixed those callbacks. I mean, it sounds simple but that extra bit of bite makes all the difference.
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felix_thomas7310d ago
Man, that's a classic mistake. Dial that head in deeper and you'll lock it down.
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