Ripping Up Carpet With Slab Underneath

Our floor was pretty smooth but you don t know what you re going to get under your carpet until you pull it up.

Ripping up carpet with slab underneath.

Begin at the top of the stairs. Laying down some plastic under the carpet for a day or 2 to determine if any moisture is seeping up from the foundation. To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull.

A prybar like this to remove the trim ours splintered into a thousand pieces when we removed it but with more substantial trim you can definitely put it back on. Start by cutting a strip 4cm wide and 1m long in one corner of the carpet. Rip out the carpet. Rel noopener noreferrer this to cut the carpet up in the first place.

Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present. The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked. Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips. If you are pulling up carpet from stairs.

See more ideas about ripping up carpet concrete stained floors basement remodeling. Of carpet and cut it into easy to handle strips photo 1. Now that it s stained and has several coats of floor finishing on it it feels nice and smooth on bare feet. Use a flat head screwdriver and a wrecking bar to gently pry the strip off the tacks underneath.

These are the five things you need to know about carpet removal. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall. Feb 25 2018 explore jasmine hunt s board ripping up carpet on pinterest. When you can reach in under the carpet pull up the whole corner.

However this carpet smell is bad and i want to fix any moisture issue s before installing the new carpet. Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage. Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers. From what i ve read here my plan is.

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. Fold back about 3 ft. If you are thinking about ripping up your carpets before you get in over your head stop to consider everything it entails. I d say our slab was much smoother than what you find in garages.