Tearing Up Carpet On Concrete

Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.

Tearing up carpet on concrete.

Cut the pad into strips and roll it up just as you did with the carpet. When you ve torn off all the carpet and pad pull out all the staples with pliers. It s not as easy as just pulling up the carpet. Tips on how to stain concrete floors.

On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place. To remove them use a floor scraper. Consider what you are going to do with the carpet. In this case use a floor scraper to remove the pieces of padding that remain stuck to the floor.

Tack strips hold the carpet in place and those tack strips are nailed into the. 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. Are you throwing it away or are you going to salvage it.

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. You ll love your new cat room. This includes removing carpe. The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.

Tough spots might require a power oscillating tool. All my best patti p. Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs. Work on one.

This is my first time removing carpet from a concrete basement floor. 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. Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers.