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.

How to remove carpet from a concrete floor step 1. It s not as easy as just pulling up the carpet. This includes removing carpe. This is my first time removing carpet from a concrete basement floor.

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. Cut the carpet into sections so it is easier to carry out of the room if you are throwing it out. Use a utility.

Use pliers to tightly grab the carpet. Long handled scrapers cost about 30 at home centers. 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. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.

To remove them use a floor scraper. Work on one. When you ve torn off all the carpet and pad pull out all the staples with pliers. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.

This video shows the steps that must be taken in preparation for staining concrete floors. The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked. Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall. Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers.

When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall.