Tear Up Carpet Conrete

On a concrete floor the pad is glued in place so big chunks of pad will remain stuck to the floor.

Tear up carpet conrete.

This includes removing carpe. Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall. This video shows the steps that must be taken in preparation for staining concrete floors. When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall.

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. This is my first time removing carpet from a concrete basement floor. Use pliers to tightly grab the carpet. Cut the carpet into sections so it is easier to carry out of the room if you are throwing it out.

Tips on how to stain concrete floors. It s not as easy as just pulling up the carpet. The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked. Work on one.

Tack strips hold the carpet in place an. Are you throwing it away or are you going to salvage it. Use a utility. Long handled scrapers cost about 30 at home centers.

Consider what you are going to do with the carpet. Cut the pad into strips and roll it up just as you did with the carpet. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out. To remove them use a floor scraper.

Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.