Removing Carpet Nail Strips From Concrete

It will seem like getting those out is impossible and i definitely felt that way too.

Removing carpet nail strips from concrete.

If you are pulling up carpet from stairs. Removing carpet from a concrete slab involves also removing the approximately 10 million nails driven straight into the concrete around the perimeter of the room. You can take the woode out from around the nails and then. Grab the cut end of carpet and pull it from the stairs using gloved hands.

Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present. Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage. Here s where things take a turn from the expected aka carpet installed over wood subfloors. If you decide to remove the carpet you must also pry up the tack strips which are held in place with nails.

The strips are nailed to the subfloor and while removing them is labor. Carpet tack strips are wooden boards installed around the perimeter of a floor to hold carpet in place. I did remove tack strips from a terazzo concrete floor before refinishing the floor with an acid wash. You must not pull out the nails.

Its not that hard with these tips from clay king from aaa flood drying with 28. If you re removing your old carpet and planning to install new carpet in its place you don t have to remove. Begin at the top of the stairs. Most carpet is secured along the outer edge with a tack strip which are typically nailed into the concrete.

A very easy way to remove carpet tack strip from the basement concrete floor. Carpet tack strips are pieces of wood with small sharp nails sticking out of them that grip a carpet and hold it in place. If the floor is made of concrete you are left with unsightly holes along the perimeter of the room.