Tearing Up Old Carpet

The average hourly rate is 60 per hour so expect to pay 180 in total for a contractor to remove and dispose of 12 by.

Tearing up old carpet.

To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. Pry up the carpet from the tacking strips underneath. 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. Use pliers to grab the carpet and pull it away from the subfloor.

Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it from the room. Use a utility knife or carpet knife to slice the carpet into manageable strips and roll the strips up as you go. Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling. If the pliers aren t cutting it you can also use a small crow bar to pry it back.

Carpet removal costs 1 to 1 50 per square foot including labor cleanup and waste disposal. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. Go to a corner of your carpeting and run a standard screwdriver between the edge of the wall and carpet.

Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing. If you reveal a carpet padding beneath keep it in place for now we ll tackle that later on. One way to do this is to lift the carpet away from the floor as you cut. Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips.

Pull up and dispose of the foam padding. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull. Pull back the carpeting until the entire rug can be rolled up removed from your home and placed in a dumpster. Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand.

If you are trying to salvage the floor underneath make sure you do not cut grooves in the floor with the knife.