Abstract: The invention provides substantial support for bracing the feet of rug stretchers during carpet laying. An open top box frame is centrally affixed to a substantially rectangular base. The edges of the base extend beyond the outer walls of the box frame sufficiently to form a stable platform. The platform is apertured with spaced nailing holes and when nailed firmly through the carpet being laid into the flooring, the attached box frame becomes a relocatable stable cleat for bracing the feet on the support arms of rug stretchers in a variety of positions.