Had to choose between a power stretcher and a knee kicker for a tricky room

I was doing a bedroom in a 1920s house last month. The room had a weird bump-out near the closet. I usually use a knee kicker for tight spots, but the old guy I was working with kept saying I should rent a power stretcher for that whole job. I went with the knee kicker cause it was what I had. Took me twice as long to get the wrinkle out near the bump-out. Anyone else run into this with older houses and stick with one tool over the other?

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claire_ramirez9d ago

That bump out by the closet totally reminds me of my own nightmare with a knee kicker, definitely should have grabbed the power stretcher.

hernandez.finley9d ago

Think the power stretcher would've overstretched it and made the bump worse, actually.