Tearing Up Carpet On Concrete

In this case use a floor scraper to remove the pieces of padding that remain stuck to the floor.

Tearing up carpet on concrete.

All my best patti p. Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs. On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place. Long handled scrapers cost about 30 at home centers.

How to remove carpet from a concrete floor step 1. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out. Are you throwing it away or are you going to salvage it. This includes removing carpe.

Cut the carpet into sections so it is easier to carry out of the room if you are throwing it out. You ll love your new cat room. Work on one. This video shows the steps that must be taken in preparation for staining concrete floors.

July 17 2012 at 12 20 am. When you ve torn off all the carpet and pad pull out all the staples with pliers. This is my first time removing carpet from a concrete basement floor. The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.

It s not as easy as just pulling up the carpet. Consider what you are going to do with the carpet. On a concrete floor the pad is glued in place so big chunks of pad will remain stuck to the floor. Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers.

To remove them use a floor scraper. Tough spots might require a power oscillating tool. Tips on how to stain concrete floors. Cut the pad into strips and roll it up just as you did with the carpet.