PSA: I was leaving a 1/4 inch gap at the wall for years until a foreman in Denver pointed out it was causing my seams to pucker.

He showed me how the carpet needed that extra tension from a tighter fit against the tack strip, and now I leave less than an 1/8 inch, so has anyone else had a similar 'aha' moment about a basic technique?

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wadec9224d ago

Tighter fit against the tack strip is key. Reminds me of a time I was helping a buddy, @maxl93, and we realized his whole stretch was off because the pad was slipping. Fixed that and it was like night and day.

maxl9324d ago

Yeah, that makes total sense.

eva_moore24d ago

Ugh, been there. That little slip makes such a huge difference.