How To Rip Up Carpet Hardwood Floors

Hardwood flooring makes a welcome addition to any home but it can be daunting to deal with once it s time to remove or replace it.

How to rip up carpet hardwood floors.

When you add coconut oil to wood it brings the wood back to life by rehydrating and shining it. The carpet should come up revealing carpet strips and padding. One way to do this is to lift the carpet away from the floor as you cut. Use your standard screwdriver to pry them from the floor.

Pick up a utility knife needle nose pliers hammer and a pry bar start in the corner of the room and pull the carpet loose from the tacks with the pliers work your way along the walls and continue to loosen the carpet cut the carpeting into sections and roll them up for easy disposal. Use the pliers to pull up any staples that remain stuck in the floor. Remove the carpet tacking strips which may be nailed or stapled to the hardwood floor. Dispose of tacking strips and any staples or nails that held the strips in place.

Move all the furniture and personal items out of the room you will be renovating. With a pair of pliers grab the nap of your carpet nearest the corner and pull straight up. Gently pull up the padding and see what s underneath. Stripping hardwood flooring the wrong way can cost you hours of backbreaking work leave you with an enormous mess and even cause permanent damage to your subflooring.

Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips. If your cleaning efforts resulted in a dull looking hardwood floor try applying coconut oil to brighten it up. Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it from the room. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.

The first step in replacing your carpet with hardwood is removing the old carpet. Go to a hallway or other less than visible area of your home. Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand. Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing.