There are several reasons why carpets buckle. Improper installation, humidity, incorrect under pad and there are many more. To know about the causes, have a look at this presentation.

1. Why Do Carpets Buckle?

2. When the carpet seems to have waves or wrinkles in it, rising up from the surface it
is known as buckling. There are several reasons why carpets buckle.

3. Humidity is one of the
biggest culprits of carpet
buckling. In highly humid
climates, the moisture in
the air penetrates the carpet
and causes it to swell.

4. Just as too much moisture in the air can cause carpet to buckle,
so can too much moisture in the carpet itself. Carpet that has
become overly wet, as the result of flooding or improper steam
cleaning, is extremely susceptible to stretching.

5. Another common reason that
carpet may buckle is the
dragging of heavy furniture
or item across the surface of
the carpet. When a heavy
item is dragged across the
surface, it tugs on the carpet,
and can cause the carpet to
stretch.

6. Carpet buckling may occur as
a result of poor installation of
the carpet. If the installer has
not stretched the carpet
tightly enough, it may loosen
slightly, which could cause it
to ripple.

7. If an improper cushion is used under
the carpet, it could cause the carpet to
buckle. This would occur if the pad
was not dense enough to adequately
support the carpet, and allowed too
much flexibility in the carpet.

8. When the secondary backing
detaches from the primary backing,
due to a breakdown of the latex
adhesive delamination occurs.
When this occurs, the top of the
carpet is free to move, and can
buckle.

9. My Carpet Buckled.....Now What?
● Your carpet needs to be re-stretched!
● Don't leave it too long, because the
ripples could become more severe
over time, and could actually cause the
carpet to crease. Once the carpet
creases it is too late to be fixed.
● To re-stretch your carpet, contact
Perth Carpet Master, the specialist in
carpet laying and re stretching in Perth.

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