Carpet Tacks Remove

For safety place each strip in a box or trash can as you remove it.

Carpet tacks remove.

A very easy way to remove carpet tack strip from the basement concrete floor. It s a pretty simple process. Oh and do be careful when removing carpet tack strips. I love using the wonder tool and these pliers for this job.

Its not that hard with these tips from clay king from aaa flood drying with 28. If you are pulling up carpet from stairs. Removing these strips that once held your carpet is the most tedious part of carpet removal. With this method you ll never break a strip unless the wood is rotten.

Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall. Grab the cut end of carpet and pull it from the stairs using gloved hands. Once you have all of the tack strips up it is time to remove any staples on the floor from the carpet pad. One way to do this is to lift the carpet away from the floor as you cut.

If not cut the carpet near the top of the top stair riser. The patience of a saint. Begin at the top of the stairs. To remove carpet tacks you will need vise grips.

To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present. If you are trying to salvage the floor underneath make sure you do not cut grooves in the floor with the knife. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull.

This will avoid damage to the hardwood floors from grit and debris trapped beneath the tack strips. Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips. Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling. Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage.

After pulling up your carpet you will most likely have tack strips left around the perimeter of the room. Joe is working on a carpet removal project now he is ready to. A lot of times i can just use the pliers to get the staples up but some staples are so close to the floor that i need to use the wonder tool to get them started. Pulling carpet tacks out of previously buried hardwood floors is not hard it s just tedious.

Mask if there are carpet remnants and if it seems dusty. You may also need to remove your carpet if you have hardwood floors underneath that you would like to refinish. Those tacks are beyond sharp.