Tear Up Carpet Conrete

This video shows the steps that must be taken in preparation for staining concrete floors.

Tear up carpet conrete.

Tack strips hold the carpet in place an. Cut the carpet into sections so it is easier to carry out of the room if you are throwing it out. This is my first time removing carpet from a concrete basement floor. This includes removing carpe.

The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. Long handled scrapers cost about 30 at home centers.

Work on one. Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall. Use pliers to tightly grab the carpet. Cut the pad into strips and roll it up just as you did with the carpet.

Tips on how to stain concrete floors. Remove the 3 foot wide carpet sections from the tack strips by shaking the carpet in a back and forth motion while pulling it up from the surface of the floor. It s not as easy as just pulling up the carpet. Are you throwing it away or are you going to salvage it.

When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall. Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers. To remove them use a floor scraper. On a concrete floor the pad is glued in place so big chunks of pad will remain stuck to the floor.

Use a utility.