Diy Remove Wall To Wall Carpet

Step 7 stretch the carpet.

Diy remove wall to wall carpet.

Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand. Push the carpet inside the gully. Using an automatic or electric stretching machine stretch the carpet in place.

Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing. Once all of the carpet has been removed it s time to remove the padding following the same steps outlined above image 1. When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall. The most time consuming step in the process is removing staples.

Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it. Take a look at the room and check to see that your wrinkles have been removed from the carpet. Diy experts show how to install wall to wall carpet in any room. The gully is the space in between the wall and the tack strip.

Make sure it is taught. Pulling up carpet depends on the reason the carpet needs to be pulled up. Use pliers to pull each staple from the subfloor image 2 then place staples into disposable plastic cup. Protective gloves should be worn to protect hands from staples and while cutting the carpet and handling tack strips.