Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.
Taking up carpet tack strips.
Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand.
One way to do this is to lift the carpet away from the floor as you cut.
Use a utility knife or carpet knife to slice the carpet into manageable strips and roll the strips up as you go.
Pick somewhere to start either a corner or a break between two tack strips.
After pulling up your carpet you will most likely have tack strips left around the perimeter of the room.
Use the 6 in 1 painter s tool and a hammer to lift one end of one of the strips.
Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it from the room.
Step 1 position the pry bar as close to the bottom edge of the tack strip as possible.
Gently tap the painter s tool with the hammer until it is underneath the carpet tack strip.