Removing Carpet Over Hardwood

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.

Removing carpet over hardwood.

Fortunately i found one message board from other homeowners who dealt with the same hideous kind of carpet padding that stuck on hardwood floors. As you remove carpet you ll quickly see why even after meticulous vacuuming it s the dirtiest part of your home. Carpet padding strips staples nails glue. Remove the carpet tacking strips which may be nailed or stapled to the hardwood floor.

The basic rule of thumb with removing the carpet for a hardwood installation is that you just go in reverse to take things back to the original subfloor. Dispose of tacking strips and any staples or nails that held the strips in place. I was starting to contemplate carpeting the room so i searched online for padding removal ideas. I m thankful we didn t have to deal with removing adhesive.

The procedure for removal of both these adhesives is the same but the products used are not. 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. This needs to be removed. Use your standard screwdriver to pry them from the floor.

It was after i read their solutions that i decided to try very un green very unhealthy solutions. Use the pliers to pull up any staples that remain stuck in the floor.