Carpet installers use both power stretchers and knee kickers in their work and most carpet installations require both tools.
What does a carpet kicker do.
The carpet kicker as you may have deduced originated in the carpet installation business.
The knee kicker performs a function of carpet stretching that the larger power stretcher does not do and vice versa.
A carpet knee kicker will have teeth on the end of it.
The two tools should be used in conjunction with each other.
A carpet knee kicker has cushioning on it.
Otherwise you will just waste your energy.
When you position the kicker push the teeth down into the carpet about an inch away from the wall.
Use the knee kicker only along one wall then use the carpet stretcher to stretch and attach the carpet along the rest of the tack.
A knee kicker is a tool helpful for installing carpet on stairs and small areas including closets and also used to position carpet in larger areas.
It is a handled tool that consists of a pin plate attached to a short segment of metal tubing.
A carpet knee kicker does not take the place of a carpet stretcher.
In many respects artificial grass is essentially an outdoor carpet and the rationale for using a carpet kicker is the same namely to make the finished installation look great.