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