You may also need to remove your carpet if you have hardwood floors underneath that you would like to refinish.
Removing carpet tacks from hardwood.
Use a broom to sweep the dirt into a pile.
Step 1 start in a doorway or corner of the room.
After pulling up your carpet you will most likely have tack strips left around the perimeter of the room.
The procedure for removal of both these adhesives is the same but the products used are not.
To remove carpet tacks you will need vise grips.
Removing old carpeting may be necessary to save labor costs if you are having your carpet replaced.
This needs to be removed.
Once the carpet pad and strips have been removed you will be left with a messy floor.
You ll be relieved to learn it s a straightforward task to remove carpet tack strips from hardwood floors.
The patience of a saint.
Even if your carpet appeared clean before you started ripping it up you may have a visible layer of dirt covering the wood floor now.
With a few common tools you can have the job finished in an afternoon and enjoy your new hardwood floor.
After you learn how to remove carpet from hardwood floors.
Once you have all of the tack strips up it is time to remove any staples on the floor from the carpet pad.
A lot of times i can just use the pliers to get the staples up but some staples are so close to the floor that i need to use the wonder tool to get them started.
It s a pretty simple process.
I love using the wonder tool and these pliers for this job.