Tips Ripping Up Old Carpet

Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling.

Tips ripping up old carpet.

Move the furniture out of the area where you. Pull cut and roll. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall.

Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. How to replace carpet. Before you start ripping up the carpet clear all furniture from the room. Browsing carpet samples at your local home improvement center is a great.

Do you want to save what s underneath the carpet. Figure out how you will dispose of the old carpet before you pull it up. Use a utility. Use pliers to tightly grab the carpet.

Your carpet is held down with tack strips. Remove entry or closet doors that might interfere with your work. The right carpet is about more than color. When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall.

Leave transitions for the installer. Carpet may cost money to dispose of so shop. 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. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Some older houses have. Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing.

Remove this small piece of carpet and then pull up on the larger section. Decide the final goal of your remodeling. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.