Tearing Up Carpet
Do you want to save what s underneath the carpet.
Tearing up carpet. Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall. How to tear up carpet restore hardwood flooring step 1. The right carpet is about more than color. Go to a corner of your carpeting and run a standard screwdriver between the edge of the wall and carpet.
To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out. Browsing carpet samples at your local home improvement center is a great. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall.
Some older houses have. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull. If it won t come up then cut a small 6 inch by 6 inch square in the corner with your utility knife. 5 things to know before ripping up carpet yourself 1.
Figure out how you will dispose of the old carpet before you pull it up. Use pliers to tightly grab the carpet. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. Decide the final goal of your remodeling.
Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling. Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips. Your carpet is held down with tack strips. Start at one corner of your room and try to pull up the carpet.
Remove this small piece of carpet and then pull upon the larger section. Move the furniture out of the area where you. Use a utility.