Carpet removal takes 30 60 minutes while pad removal is another 30 45 minutes depending on the size of your room.
What do you expect after remove carpet.
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Even if you are hiring someone to install new flooring you may want to pull out the old carpet yourself.
More than likely you ll have to use your knife to cut the carpet into strips as you pull it off the floor.
Remove carpet padding and all debris from the floor.
Vacuum well and ensure that no dust wood splinters and other remnants are left on the floor.
Slip on a pair of gloves to protect your knuckles from the abrasive carpet backing and the needle sharp.
If you are pulling up carpet from stairs.
Removing old carpet is the first step toward having something besides old stained carpet as your floor.
This post is chalked full of tips that ll make removing carpet so much easier for you.
Before you begin tearing up carpet remove any doors that swing into the room including bifold closet doors.
Then clear the floor completely removing all the furniture from the room.
During the selection process you were probably a bit overwhelmed by all the information you learned from your salesperson and now you can t recall what to expect after the installation is complete.
If the carpet is in one continuous piece cut off manageable pieces as you pull it up.
So let s get to it how to easily remove old carpet you can remove carpet from your house all by yourself and without breaking your back.
Thoroughly wash the hardwood floor.
Begin at the top of the stairs.
Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present.
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After you ve rolled up the old carpeting and removed it from the room you ll finally get a good look at the subfloor and any surprise damage that the carpet may have been hiding.
Doors that swing into adjoining rooms can stay in place.
Make sure nails staples and other debris are all off the floor.
Its easiest to pull a section off of the tack strips and then cut the carpet into long thin strips.
Grab the cut end of carpet and pull it from the stairs using gloved hands.
Here is a list compiled by the world floor covering association of the things to expect post installation for your reference.