Tough spots might require a power oscillating tool.
Removing carpet padding staples.
Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull.
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If you re unlucky it ll be secured to the wood subfloor or your concrete pad with glue.
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Using a pair of needle nose pliers remove each staple by grasping and pulling with a twisting.
What is the best tool for removing carpet staples.
This video will show you the fastest way to remove staples from your floor when taking out carpet.
On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place.
It s tacked down with staples most of the time.
If the blade digs into the wood scrape from a low angle.
How do i avoid damaging the finish on the hardwood.
Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs.
I m only gonna to show you how to remove stapled down padding.
How to remove carpet padding.
Get rid of carpet pad staples fast with a floor scraper.
Carpet padding will be in smaller sections already.
Staples are only along the perimeter of the padding.
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However a set of pliers flathead screwdriver and a 6 in 1 painter s tool are helpful to have on hand too.
The best tool for removing carpet staples is a heavy duty office stapler.
In this case use a floor scraper to remove the pieces of padding that remain stuck to the floor.