How to Fix the Carpet Bumps in Uneven Carpet

Walk to one corner of the room, near the side where most of the wrinkles are located. Put on work gloves and pull up the corner of the carpet using firm force. You may need to grasp the corner with pliers. Loosen the carpet from at least half of the floor.

Walk back to the corner and use the pliers to pull up the staples that hold the caper pad to the subfloor. Place all of the staples in a bucket as you proceed. Fold the carpet pad back over the carpet.

Feel the tip of the tack strips with your finger to see if they are still sharp. If not, pry them up with a pry bar and install new ones in their place. Cut the new strips to size using tin snips and hammer the nails into the subfloor to secure them.

Lay the carpet pad back on the floor and pull it tightly. Press it over the tack strip and cut the excess off using a utility knife. Staple the padding to the floor every three inches.

Fold the carpet back down on the floor, but do not press it against the tack strips.

Place a knee kicker tool six inches away from the edge of the wall. Press the teeth into the carpet and hold it with one hand. Kick the rubber pad with your knee to stretch the carpet.

Insert a putty knife along the edge of the wall to tuck the carpet edge in and secure it to the tack strip. Repeat the process along the entire half of the wall to remove the carpet wrinkles and re-secure it to the subfloor.

Insert a carpet cutter tool at the edge of the wall and run it around the newly stretched portion to cut off the excess carpet.