Ripping Up Carpet Over Hardwood

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Ripping up carpet over hardwood.

Start by pulling up the carpet. We gathered the tools needed for removing carpet over hardwood floors see our list below. Once the carpet is up it is not going to be very pretty. Even though you are probably eager and excited to finally see your hardwood floors underneath please push down your excitement and take this step slow.

Now that you ve made your initial cut with your left hand right if left handed use the pliers to pull up one side of the cut carpet. Of carpet and cut it into easy to handle strips photo 1. July 31 2016 by maggie winterfeldt. Then we cleared the room and began ripping out carpet.

One way to do this is to lift the carpet away from the floor as you cut. You don t want to cause any damage to your floor by ripping up the carpet hard and fast. If you are thinking about ripping up your carpets before you get in over your head stop to consider everything it entails. Take a look at these guidelines when you begin to pull up the carpet.

This should pull the carpet up enough that any further cutting will end in the airspace between the carpet and floor. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull. Pulling up carpet over natural hardwood floors needs to be done carefully or you could do some damage to the flooring. Fold back about 3 ft.

And have friends come over and help you pull them out because it can be an. Uncovering the 1960s hardwood floor under carpet. These are the five things you need to know about carpet removal. Typically the side nearest you.

Before you rip your carpet up learn about the hardwood underneath. Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing. Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.

Either way it may be time to tear up the carpet and restore the hardwood flooring. If you are trying to salvage the floor underneath make sure you do not cut grooves in the floor with the knife. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall. To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner.

Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips. Be aware the project generates quite a bit of dust and could spread out over two or three days but your ultimate reward will be a great looking wood floor that enhances the beauty of your home.