If you are thinking about ripping up your carpets before you get in over your head stop to consider everything it entails.
Can you pull up and reuse carpet.
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Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers.
Grab the cut end of carpet and pull it from the stairs using gloved hands.
If you are pulling up carpet from stairs.
Ask as assistant to help pull the edge of the carpet 3 feet.
If the carpeting was professionally installed wear leather gloves and pull up the carpeting and padding from the tack strip along the edge.
You can keep it in one piece or you cut it up if you are planning to throw it out.
This way any mud or wetness will be wiped away and slipping on one of the higher rungs.
Think about your house s floorplan and how you d roll up a single piece of carpet to get it out your front door.
In most cases the baseboards can remain when you take up 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.
Begin at the top of the stairs.
Pull it up in one corner and work your way down one wall pulling the carpet as you move.
Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present.
Set up blowers and fans around the house to circulate the air and open the windows if you can.
Lifting up a carpet is a lot easier with the help of an assistant.
If you attach a bit of carpet to the bottom rung of a ladder you can wipe off your shoes before you climb.
Fold back about 3 ft.
Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull.
Carpet with a pad.
These are the five things you need to know about carpet removal.
Decide if you want to reuse the carpet.
Removing carpet without damaging it can be tricky.
If not cut the carpet near the top of the top stair riser.
The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.
To fix either problem you need to take up the carpet and as long as it s still in good shape you should be able to re install it after the repairs are completed.
Set up a dehumidifier around the house to minimize the humidity.
Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage.
Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall.
Remove the carpet in one piece.
