Removing Carpet Over Hardwood

Use the pliers to pull up any staples that remain stuck in the floor.

Removing carpet over hardwood.

Remove the carpet tacking strips which may be nailed or stapled to the hardwood floor. Dispose of tacking strips and any staples or nails that held the strips in place. In order to have that beautiful hardwood floor you need to keep in mind that there are two types of glues that are used when putting down a carpet general carpet adhesive and tar based glue. Use your standard screwdriver to pry them from the floor.

I suggest wearing your worst work clothes including a long sleeved shirt. I was starting to contemplate carpeting the room so i searched online for padding removal ideas. Planning to remove carpet over hardwood floors. It was after i read their solutions that i decided to try very un green very unhealthy solutions.

I m thankful we didn t have to deal with removing adhesive. As you remove carpet you ll quickly see why even after meticulous vacuuming it s the dirtiest part of your home. This needs to be removed. Once you ve established that you really want to remove the carpet be prepared for one of the dirtiest smelliest jobs you ve ever done in your life.

Fortunately i found one message board from other homeowners who dealt with the same hideous kind of carpet padding that stuck on hardwood floors. Carpet padding strips staples nails glue.