Tear Up Carpet Concrete

The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.

Tear up carpet concrete.

Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. 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. July 17 2012 at 12 20 am.

To remove them use a floor scraper. Tips on how to stain concrete floors. Are you throwing it away or are you going to salvage it. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.

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. Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it from the room. You ll love your new cat room.

All my best patti p. Long handled scrapers cost about 30 at home centers. So go easy on filling the holes where the concrete will pull up from carpet tacking sand with an electric sander when dry and then stain. 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. This video shows the steps that must be taken in preparation for staining concrete floors. It s not as easy as just pulling up the carpet. 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.

Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers. Work on one. Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand. Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing.

Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips.