Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand.
Tools needed to pull up carpet.
Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips.
How to replace carpet.
Carpet pullers are what the professionals use to pull up large carpets all at once.
Heavy duty utility knife.
Walk around the room pencil in hand and mark squeaky spots.
Pull back and roll up strips pull up each 4 foot strip loosening it from the remaining carpet image 1.
Drive screws through loose flooring and into joists to stop squeaks.
However it s not easy to roll transport and dispose of such a large carpet roll for example a 10 10 room would result in a 10 long section of carpet rolled.
Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.
Leave transitions for the installer.
Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing.
Heavy duty utility knife.
By driving screws into the floor joists.
With a bare floor you can eliminate floor squeaks the easiest most effective way.
Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it from the room.
The clamp is very strong and it is simple to get a grip on the handle so that you can pull with all of your might.
It s fairly easy to pull up an entire room of carpet in one section.
If the goal is simply to get the old carpet out of the way protect your hands with heavy gloves and use a sharp utility knife to cut a border around the entire area about four or five inches away from the walls.
Existing nails or screws tell you where the joists are.
7 use a utility knife or carpet knife to slice the carpet into manageable strips and roll the strips up as you go.
Use pliers to grip the fibers if you need to.
Footstool and or knee pads.
Pull up the edge of the carpet near any wall.
Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling.
Use measuring tape to determine proper width image 1 then use a carpet blade to cut the carpet into 4 foot wide strips image 2.
Pry bar and hammer.
Tools needed to remove carpet 1.
Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips.
Eye protection and dust masks.
It is really simple to use as it just clamps onto the carpet and you pull it up.
Pulling up carpet depends on the reason the carpet needs to be pulled up.
In order to remove carpet easily and efficiently it s best to cut the carpet into 4 foot wide strips.
Heavy duty staple remover.