Tearing Out Old Carpet

Remove worn carpet pad and tack strips.

Tearing out old carpet.

Decide the final goal of your remodeling. Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall. The right carpet is about more than color. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.

5 things to know before ripping up carpet yourself 1. Before you start ripping up the carpet clear all furniture from the room. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall. Do you want to save what s underneath the carpet.

But tearing out the old carpet does. Pull back the carpeting until the entire rug can be rolled up removed from your home and placed in a dumpster. Remove all debris from home and dispose of legally. Tack strips are metal nails that line the perimeter of your walls to hold the carpet.

Room you ll save 60 to 100 for an hour s work. To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. Go to a corner of your carpeting and run a standard screwdriver between the edge of the wall and carpet. Prep before pulling up carpet.

Detach carpet from tack strips. Move the furniture out of the area where you. Detach carpet from tack strip and adjacent surfaces. Includes planning equipment and material acquisition area preparation and protection setup and cleanup.

Depending on where you live an installer will charge 3 to 5 per square yard for tear out. Some older houses have. Cut carpet into easy to handle. Talk to your installer to find out exactly what you ll save by doing it yourself.

Put on a pair of sturdy work gloves and start tearing up carpet in a corner of the room. By removing the carpet from a 12 x 15 ft. Remove this small piece of carpet and then pull upon the larger section. Figure out how you will dispose of the old carpet before you pull it up.

Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling. Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips. Thus you shouldn t have to remove the baseboards when taking out smelly carpet. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull.

Pry up the carpet from the tacking strips underneath. Carpet may cost money to dispose of so shop. Cut carpet into haul able pieces. Use pliers to tightly grab 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. Pull up and dispose of the foam padding. The work can be dusty so wear a dust mask and safety glasses.