Tearing Out Carpet

Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips.

Tearing out carpet.

Talk to your installer to find out exactly what you ll save by doing it yourself. Here is the definitive list of carpet removal companies near your location as rated by your neighborhood community. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall. Start at one wall and roll the carpet padding away from your subfloor.

Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull. The process of removing carpet padding is very similar to pulling up the carpet itself except it s typically much lighter. Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling. If you are trying to salvage the floor underneath make sure you do not cut grooves in the floor with the knife.

Nothing dates a home more quickly than dingy or stained carpeting so if that spilled soft drink was the last straw you may be tempted to rip out that old carpeting right on the spot just so you. The work can be dusty so wear a dust mask and safety glasses. California tenants are not responsible for normal wear and tear to carpets. Use pliers to tightly grab the carpet.

Depending on where you live an installer will charge 3 to 5 per square yard for tear out. By removing the carpet from a 12 x 15 ft. Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall. One way to do this is to lift the carpet away from the floor as you cut.

To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. Every few feet use your utility knife to cut the padding into strips. The most common dispute between landlords and tenants is over the security deposit refund and whether damage is wear and tear. Room you ll save 60 to 100 for an hour s work.

Put on a pair of sturdy work gloves and start tearing up carpet in a corner of the room. They may have to pay for a replacement if the carpet is damaged beyond usual wear and tear. A landlord cannot deduct the cost of repainting or replacing carpet from the security deposit for normal wear and tear or even when the walls and carpet have met the useful life terms. Want to see who made the cut.

But tearing out the old carpet does. Remember to cut the carpet into smaller pieces as you go to make it easier to move and dispose of. Use a utility knife or carpet knife to slice the carpet into manageable strips and roll the strips up as you go.