Take Off Carpet

Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall.

Take off carpet.

Carpet may cost money to dispose of so shop. Removing existing carpet costs between 1 and 2 per square yard and your minimum charge will be around 150 to 200. Carpet can stain and wear out over time so plan to replace it every five to ten years especially if it is installed in high traffic areas like living rooms. Move the furniture out of the area where you.

If yours used the latter you ll have a fair amount of scraping ahead of you to get the old glue off. Decide the final goal of your remodeling. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall.

Use a utility. This price does not include any repair of the nail or stapler holes or reinstallation of baseboards. Do you want to save what s underneath the carpet. Some older houses have.

Figure out how you will dispose of the old carpet before you pull it up.