Ripping Up Carpet For Hardwood Floors

Setting the vinyl fake hardwood flooring panels.

Ripping up carpet for hardwood floors.

2014 hardwood floors home reno rip up carpet about gail wilson a teacher at heart gail wilson relishes the chance not to show off her projects but to help others find their inner handywoman step by step. Be aware the project generates quite a bit of dust and could spread out over two or three days but your ultimate reward will be a great looking wood floor that enhances the beauty of your home. Drive long wood screws into the sub floor and through to floor joists anywhere the floor squeaks. Diy home reno tagged with.

Begin at the top of the stairs. I m probably handy enough to put in vinyl flooring myself but was wondering how much work is involved in. If you have natural hardwood floors underneath your carpeting learning how to rip up carpet is most likely on your to do list. I m caught between living very frugally and hating cheapo dirty carpets that spread wall to wall in every apartment i ve ever leased.

Once the carpet is up it is not going to be very pretty. Ripping out the old carpets. Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips. Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage.

Either way it may be time to tear up the carpet and restore the hardwood flooring. Even though you are probably eager and excited to finally see your hardwood floors underneath please push down your excitement and take this step slow. Start by pulling up the carpet. Apply a stain blocking primer to prevent old stains from coming up through new carpet.

If you are pulling up carpet from stairs. Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present.