Remove Old Carpet Strips

You may also need to remove your carpet if you have hardwood floors underneath that you would like to refinish.

Remove old carpet strips.

Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage. So let s get to it how to easily remove old carpet you can remove carpet from your house all by yourself and without breaking your back. Remove any sections that are rotten delaminating or badly rusted. This post is chalked full of tips that ll make removing carpet so much easier for you.

After pulling up your carpet you will most likely have tack strips left around the perimeter of the room. If not cut the carpet near the top of the top stair riser. Rust can bleed through the carpet creating stains on the surface. Begin at the top of the stairs.

Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present. In most cases you should leave the old tack strip in place but there are a couple of exceptions. Carpet removal takes 30 60 minutes while pad removal is another 30 45 minutes depending on the size of your room. If you are pulling up carpet from stairs.

Grab the cut end of carpet and pull it from the stairs using gloved hands.