Take Off Carpet

Carpet pads are typically installed with either staples or glue.

Take off carpet.

Carpet may cost money to dispose of so shop. Carpet can stain and wear out over time so plan to replace it every five to ten years especially if it is installed in high traffic areas like living rooms. Also removing glued carpet can cost up to 5 per square yard or 0 56 per square foot. Removing existing carpet costs between 1 and 2 per square yard and your minimum charge will be around 150 to 200.

Do you want to save what s underneath the carpet. If yours used the latter you ll have a fair amount of scraping ahead of you to get the old glue off. Use pliers to tightly grab the carpet. When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall.

Use a utility. Some older houses have. Move the furniture out of the area where you. This price does not include any repair of the nail or stapler holes or reinstallation of baseboards.

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