How to get carpet off of hardwood flooring?
I, last night, discovered that there was Hardwood FlooFlooring under our living room carpeting. I asked the landlord and they said it was okay to tear up the carpet, but how do I go about this?
Take up a corner, see if its glued down, if not then rip right up: Here’s some info:
http://www.findanyfloor.com/
If the carpets adhesive has dried, use a little drop of mineral spirits and a soft cloth to wipe off. Do not pour the mineral spirits directly on the floor. Wipe off with a damp cloth afterwards. If the adhesive is still wet, simply use water and a soft cloth.
If you need to sand and refinish it, try some tips at diynetwork.com too!
it is normally held down along the edges…. they nail down strips of wood that have small tacks pointed up… then the y normally just pull the carpet to those edges and press down these strips hold the carpet…….Look over the entire area what you want to do is start in a corner grab it with plyers and pull up then continue along the wall…then just roll the carpet or fold it….if it is a large rug you may have to cut it up…if so cut it with a sharp razor knife from the UNDERSIDE……if there is foam underneath it may be stapled just tear it out… then remove the staples….as far as the tack strips on the edges they are VERY sharp…you will need a flat pry bar or flat screw driver just bang it under and tear them up …WEAAR gloves and dont kneel on them like i have GOOD LUCK
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Take up a corner, see if its glued down, if not then rip right up: Here’s some info:
http://www.findanyfloor.com/
If the carpets adhesive has dried, use a little drop of mineral spirits and a soft cloth to wipe off. Do not pour the mineral spirits directly on the floor. Wipe off with a damp cloth afterwards. If the adhesive is still wet, simply use water and a soft cloth.
If you need to sand and refinish it, try some tips at diynetwork.com too!
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