Pulling Up Carpet In House

Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing.

Pulling up carpet in house.

Figure out how you will dispose of the old carpet before you pull it up. The cost to remove carpet starts at 0 92 1 59 per square foot but can vary significantly with site conditions and options. Then follow the edge around pulling the carpet up and rolling it into the centre of the room. Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips.

Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out. Previous step next step. Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it from the room. Carpet may cost money to dispose of so shop around.

See typical tasks and time to remove carpet along with per unit costs and material requirements. See professionally prepared estimates for carpet removal work. To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. Once the carpet is all up get a couple of people to help you take it out.

Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand. If you want the installers of the new floor to haul away the old carpet make sure they know in advance and figure it into your price. Pulling up carpet depends on the reason the carpet needs to be pulled up. Fold back about 3 ft.

Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall. Pull up carpet tack strips and underlayment. When you can reach in under the carpet pull up the whole corner. As the carpet comes off you ll need to yank up the underlayment too.

Pull up any staples or nails you find using your pliers. Once the carpet and underlayment is torn up you ll be left with an ugly and somewhat treacherous assortment of staples nails and tack strips. Get fair costs for your specific project requirements. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.