Tear Up Carpet Concrete

It s not as easy as just pulling up the carpet.

Tear up carpet concrete. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out. This is my first time removing carpet from a concrete basement floor. On a concrete floor the pad is glued in place so big chunks of pad will remain stuck to the floor. July 17 2012 at 12 20 am.

Work on one. Long handled scrapers cost about 30 at home centers. The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked. All my best patti p.

So go easy on filling the holes where the concrete will pull up from carpet tacking sand with an electric sander when dry and then stain. Cut the pad into strips and roll it up just as you did with the carpet. This video shows the steps that must be taken in preparation for staining concrete floors. Cut the carpet into sections so it is easier to carry out of the room if you are throwing it out.

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. When you ve torn off all the carpet and pad pull out all the staples with pliers. Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers. Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it from the room.

This includes removing carpe. You ll love your new cat room. Tack strips hold the carpet in place an. How to remove carpet from a concrete floor step 1.

Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips. Are you throwing it away or are you going to salvage it. Tips on how to stain concrete floors. Consider what you are going to do with the carpet.

Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand.