To Pull The Carpet

If you are trying to salvage the floor underneath make sure you do not cut grooves in the floor with the knife.

To pull the carpet.

Carpet can stain and wear out over time so plan to replace it every five to ten years especially if it is installed in high traffic areas like living rooms. Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull. Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand.

I felt like someone had pulled the rug out from under me when my health insurance said it was going to stop paying for my medical bills. Of carpet and cut it into easy to handle strips photo 1. Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.

Pull the rug out from under someone to suddenly or unexpectedly remove or rescind support help or assistance from someone. To abruptly cause one to be in a problematic or difficult situation. Pull the carpet out from under one s feet to suddenly or unexpectedly remove or rescind support help or assistance from one. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall.

Carpet tack strips are quite handy when holding carpet to slabs of concrete. Fold back about 3 ft. However removing them is far from convenient. If you want to remove carpet tack strips from concrete without damaging concrete you re going to need some guidance.

It is not a complicated process but it can be time consuming. Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it from the room. To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. One way to do this is to lift the carpet away from the floor as you cut.