grace_bailey•25d agoProlific Poster

Power stretcher finally made sense after I stopped fighting corners

I used to swear by knee kickers for everything, figured power stretchers were just extra setup time. Last month I had a 20x30 living room with three doorways and five closets, finally gave the power stretcher a real shot and it took half the time. Anybody else find there's a specific size job where you always switch tools?

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blairtaylor25d ago

Hold on. Five closets? In a 20x30 room? That's more wall than room at that point. Good on you for getting corner work done without throwing the tool across the garage.

miles7224d ago

Tape off the corners before you even pull the power stretcher out. Saves you from having to stop every three feet to fix popped hooks. For jobs like that with a ton of closets, run the stretcher parallel to the longest wall first and work your way around the room. You'll get a cleaner stretch and less waste when you hit those tight spots. Also, keep a knee kicker handy for the last few inches into the doorways. It's faster than repositioning the power stretcher six times.

avery_lopez25d ago

Tape off your corners first and run the power stretcher at an angle into the wall plates instead of straight up to them. Idk why but that little shift in direction keeps the hooks from popping loose on the tricky spots. Makes the whole job feel way smoother once you get that down.