What Causes Carpet Rippling?

Rippling is something that looks like a wave. A carpet can ripple. It can form bulges causing accidents to happen. Ripples even make a room look untidy. There are many reasons behind carpet rippling. I have discussed here about them. 

Poor installation 

Many carpets are not installed properly initially. The installers actually use a knee-kicker rather than a power stretcher when installing carpets to do it quickly and that results in bad installation. When installed with knee-kicker, which is appropriate for small areas, what happens is that the carpet gets loose after some time. Humps tend to appear may be after a week or a year after installation. Get in touch with the company that installed your carpet if it happens within a year. Sometimes companies get the job done without any charge. You can even contact companies like Perth Carpet Master for your carpet re stretching or carpet laying in Perth.

High humidity 

Humidity isn’t the problem here actually. What actually happens is that the latex used in backing in carpet absorbs moisture causing latex to expand and carpet to buckle if there isn’t much tension on the floor covering. In many cases, steam carpet cleaning that makes use of hot water causes the carpet to buckle severely. The cleaner although is blamed for this, it is not their fault. It is caused by insufficient tension on latex that contains carpet backing, which is brought to light by high level of moisture present from steal cleaning. After the floor covering dries completely, the buckles settle down. To get rid of this situation, secure tackless strips to concrete using nails. 

Dragging of heavy furniture 

Dragging of heavy furniture across the carper surface causes ripples. This happens when the tackless strip which holds the carpet in its place loosens in the process of dragging. It causes damage to the carpet backing as well. Sometimes a permanent line is formed across the carper surface while dragging. If you think it can be removed by cleaning, you are wrong. That portion where the line has formed has actually melted because of the heat produced by dragging. 

Ageing 

Carpet buckling takes place over time when the material stretches due to increasing foot traffic as well as vacuuming. Every carpet actually reaches the age when it should be replaced. Other than restretching, new carpeting becomes a much better idea.