Ripping Up Carpet With Slab Underneath

Laying down some plastic under the carpet for a day or 2 to determine if any moisture is seeping up from the foundation.

Ripping up carpet with slab underneath.

Start by cutting a strip 4cm wide and 1m long in one corner of the carpet. Of carpet and cut it into easy to handle strips photo 1. When you can reach in under the carpet pull up the whole corner. Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present.

These are the five things you need to know about carpet removal. I d say our slab was much smoother than what you find in garages. A scraper like this to remove excess glue we have concrete subfloors in this room but it worked well on the plywood subfloors upstairs too. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall.

Fold back about 3 ft. Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers. Now that it s stained and has several coats of floor finishing on it it feels nice and smooth on bare feet. Feb 25 2018 explore jasmine hunt s board ripping up carpet on pinterest.

A prybar like this to remove the trim ours splintered into a thousand pieces when we removed it but with more substantial trim you can definitely put it back on. Rip out the carpet. Our floor was pretty smooth but you don t know what you re going to get under your carpet until you pull it up. The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.

Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips. 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. Then follow the edge around pulling the carpet up and rolling it into the centre of the room. From what i ve read here my plan is.

Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage. Begin at the top of the stairs. Use a flat head screwdriver and a wrecking bar to gently pry the strip off the tacks underneath. See more ideas about ripping up carpet concrete stained floors basement remodeling.

Rel noopener noreferrer this to cut the carpet up in the first place. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull. However this carpet smell is bad and i want to fix any moisture issue s before installing the new carpet. If you are thinking about ripping up your carpets before you get in over your head stop to consider everything it entails.