Ripping Up Carpet Over Hardwood

Before you rip your carpet up learn about the hardwood underneath.

Ripping up carpet over hardwood.

Use a utility knife or carpet knife to slice the carpet into manageable strips and roll the strips up as you go. These are the five things you need to know about carpet removal. Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull.

Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand. If you are thinking about ripping up your carpets before you get in over your head stop to consider everything it entails. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall. Now that you ve made your initial cut with your left hand right if left handed use the pliers to pull up one side of the cut carpet.

Get some knee pads work gloves and safety glasses to protect yourself. July 31 2016 by maggie winterfeldt. When we were finally ready to get started we arranged for the kids to spend a few days with grandma grandpa. Of carpet and cut it into easy to handle strips photo 1.

If you are trying to salvage the floor underneath make sure you do not cut grooves in the floor with the knife. Start by pulling up the carpet. This should pull the carpet up enough that any further cutting will end in the airspace between the carpet and floor. We gathered the tools needed for removing carpet over hardwood floors see our list below.

You don t want to cause any damage to your floor by ripping up the carpet hard and fast. Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it from the room. Fold back about 3 ft. And have friends come over and help you pull them out because it can be an.

Even though you are probably eager and excited to finally see your hardwood floors underneath please push down your excitement and take this step slow. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. Take a look at these guidelines when you begin to pull up the carpet. Pulling up carpet over natural hardwood floors needs to be done carefully or you could do some damage to the flooring.

One way to do this is to lift the carpet away from the floor as you cut. Once the carpet is up it is not going to be very pretty. Then we cleared the room and began ripping out carpet. Typically the side nearest you.

Uncovering the 1960s hardwood floor under carpet. Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing.