But tearing out the old carpet does.
Ripping out carpet and staining concrete.
If there isn t a program available be sure to check with your trash hauler before starting your project to see if short rolls of carpet will be accepted.
Stained concrete would be much cleaner and smell fresher than carpet in the finished basement.
The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.
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.
And in some cases it s even possible to go right over the existing floor covering with a decorative concrete overlay or microtopping.
Roll the carpet into easily manageable sections as you pull it up.
No more renting carpet cleaner or freaking out when something is spilled i just.
Installing new carpet yourself usually isn t smart.
Some of the challenges include ripping up and.
Find out if your area has a carpet recycling program.
Depending on the amount of light you get down there you may want to use a light colored stain if not much natural light or if a lot of natural light go with the darker leather color.
Tips on installing concrete floors if you have carpet.
Depending on where you live an installer will charge 3 to 5 per square yard for tear out.
Muriatic acid or a concrete etching solution is the best way to prepare the surface but needs to be applied with caution.
Ceramic tile or sheet vinyl from an existing concrete subfloor and then stain or polish it.
It would have cost us over 3000 for new carpet and more than that for tile or wood floors and we purchased the items needed to stain the concrete ourselves and instead got the job done for less than 600 and have ended up with a much better outcome in my opinion.
This is achieved via the cleaning and etching stage prior to any staining.