Tearing Out Carpet Diy

By removing the carpet from a 12 x 15 ft.

Tearing out carpet diy.

Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips. Talk to your installer to find out exactly what you ll save by doing it yourself. Replacing your flooring is a great project to increase your home s value. But professional carpet removal for a 500 square foot area can range from 200 to over 500 plus disposal.

Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling. Pulling up carpet depends on the reason the carpet needs to be pulled up. Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall. Nothing dates a home more quickly than dingy or stained carpeting so if that spilled soft drink was the last straw you may be tempted to rip out that old carpeting right on the spot just so you.

Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull. Place both your hands on the utility knife while cutting carpet so that you don t cut your finger off. Put on a pair of sturdy work gloves and start tearing up carpet in a corner of the room. Use pliers to tightly grab the carpet.

The work can be dusty so wear a dust mask and safety glasses. If the goal is simply to get the old carpet out of the way protect your hands with heavy gloves and use a sharp utility knife to cut a border around the entire area about four or five inches away from the walls. It was a long day of projects. Room you ll save 60 to 100 for an hour s work.

After you tack on the costs of new flooring and installation you re looking at quite an investment. To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. Depending on where you live an installer will charge 3 to 5 per square yard for tear out.