Taking Up Carpet

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

Taking up carpet.

Learning how to clean old hardwood floors after removing carpet is easier than most people think it simply takes a little bit more time than a traditional floor clean. Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing. Lifting up a carpet is a lot easier with the help of an assistant. The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.

With the help of the right products and a little bit of patience you ll be well on your way to restoring your hardwood to its original glory. Thus you shouldn t have to remove the baseboards when taking out smelly carpet. Of carpet and cut it into easy to handle strips photo 1. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.

Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers. Remove this small piece of carpet and then pull up on the larger section. Use a utility knife or carpet knife to slice the carpet into manageable strips and roll the strips up as you go. If you are trying to salvage the floor underneath make sure you do not cut grooves in the floor with the knife.

If it won t come up then cut a small 6 inch by 6 inch square in the corner with your utility knife. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull. Remove the 3 foot wide carpet sections from the tack strips by shaking the carpet in a back and forth motion while pulling it up from the surface of the floor. Though incredibly effective this specialty glue is also notorious because it leaves behind sticky residue that is hard to remove with traditional removal methods.

Carpet glue is an incredibly strong adhesive designed to fix rolls of carpet to concrete floors. To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. Start at one corner of your room and try to pull up the carpet. Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it from the room.

One way to do this is to lift the carpet away from the floor as you cut. Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand.