How to remove carpet from a concrete floor step 1.
Tear up carpet conrete.
Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers.
Cut the carpet into sections so it is easier to carry out of the room if you are throwing it out.
Work on one.
On a concrete floor the pad is glued in place so big chunks of pad will remain stuck to the floor.
When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall.
When you ve torn off all the carpet and pad pull out all the staples with pliers.
Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.
The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.
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Consider what you are going to do with the carpet.
Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.
Cut the pad into strips and roll it up just as you did with the carpet.
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.
To remove them use a floor scraper.
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Use a utility.
Tack strips hold the carpet in place an.
This includes removing carpe.
Long handled scrapers cost about 30 at home centers.
This is my first time removing carpet from a concrete basement floor.
Are you throwing it away or are you going to salvage it.