Taking Up Old Carpet

Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall.

Taking up old carpet.

Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull. Figure out how you will dispose of the old carpet before you pull it up. How to remove old carpet 1. Tack strips are metal nails that line the perimeter of your walls to hold the carpet.

To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. Some older houses have. Lift up and remove the strip. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.

The right carpet is about more than color. Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall. When pulling carpet off of tack strip on stairs make sure your weight is forward to prevent falling backwards if the carpet comes up easier than expect. Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips.

Cut carpet into easy to handle. When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall. 5 things to know before ripping up carpet yourself 1. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.

Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling. Before you start ripping up the carpet clear all furniture from the room. Detach carpet from tack strips. Browsing carpet samples at your local home improvement center is a great.

Decide the final goal of your remodeling. Prep before pulling up carpet. Do you want to save what s underneath the carpet. Move the furniture out of the area where you.

Use a utility.