Rip Carpet Padding

The average hourly rate is 60 per hour so expect to pay 180 in total for a contractor to remove and dispose of 12 by.

Rip carpet padding.

Remove carpet padding in sections like you did with the carpet. It s a sign that the wood had been. Rip up carpet in sections. In most cases padding is installed onto the plywood or particleboard subfloor by hundreds of staples.

Cut the pad into strips and roll it up just as you did with the carpet. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out. On a concrete floor the pad is glued in place so big chunks of pad will remain stuck to the floor. Carpet removal costs 1 to 1 50 per square foot including labor cleanup and waste disposal.

It should be replaced even if it looks like it s in good shape. These pads will usually be glued or stapled to the subfloor prior to the laying of the carpet to help protect and extend the life of the carpeting in your home. When you ve torn off all the carpet and pad pull out all the staples with pliers. This equals 48 to 72 per hour because it usually takes 3 hours to remove carpet from a 12 by 12 foot room including extracting the tack strips and staples.

Long handled scrapers cost about 30 at home centers. Some may come loose when you pull up the pad but most will remain stuck in the floor.