Paid $400 for a power stretcher and it's paying for itself already.

I used to rent a power stretcher every time I needed one, like $50 a pop from the local rental place. After about 8 jobs this year I figured it was time to just buy my own. Got a decent used one off a guy retiring from the trade. First job with it was a big living room with that tricky carpet that wrinkles if you look at it wrong. Saved me a ton of time not having to drive back and forth picking it up. Plus the rental ones are beat to hell, this one works way smoother. My back hurts less too since I'm not fighting a worn out tool. Anybody else finally bite the bullet on a stretcher?

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rivershah8d ago

I bought a power stretcher and my wife said "great, now you can re-stretch all the carpets you swore were fine for the last five years." So that was fun. But seriously, I got one from a guy who was moving into commercial only, and it came with the original box and manual. My first job with it was a stair runner and I only fell down three times instead of the usual seven.

aaron1977d ago

Falling down stairs is basically a rite of passage in this trade, @rivershah. My record is a clean ten tumbles on a tricky L-shaped hallway, so three sounds like a win to me. Your wife's comment hit a little too close to home for my own living room situation, take that from a guy who's been dodging that conversation for years.