Tearing Up Carpet On Concrete

On a concrete floor the pad is glued in place so big chunks of pad will remain stuck to the floor.

Tearing up carpet on concrete.

When you ve torn off all the carpet and pad pull out all the staples with pliers. This is my first time removing carpet from a concrete basement floor. Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers. It s not as easy as just pulling up the carpet.

Some homeowners find comfort in carpeted basements while others do not. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. Remove the 3 foot wide carpet sections from the tack strips by shaking the carpet in a back and forth motion while pulling it up from the surface of the floor. Long handled scrapers cost about 30 at home centers.

Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out. Removing carpet from a concrete floor can require some elbow work and some time. Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand. Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips.

There are two methods for attaching carpet to the floor. This is the time consuming section of carpet removal. Tack strips hold the carpet in place an. Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing.

Tack strips or glue. The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.