Flooring – How to stretch carpet during reinstallation after replacing padding

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I pulled up some carpet that is in front of a door way in order to replace the padding underneath, but when I laid it back down there was a slight gap and now if you step right on it you can feel the spike strip underneath (ouch!).

How can I get the fit snug so that I don't hit the spike strip anymore?

Best Answer

Rent (or buy) a carpet stretcher.

Here is a google search for carpet stretchers.