Removing Carpet Tack Strips From Concrete

30 year old carpet and tack strips removed.

Removing carpet tack strips from concrete.

Now foundation cracks in cement also holes from tack strips need fixed before peel n sick tile laid. You must not pull out the nails. If the floor is made of concrete you are left with unsightly holes along the perimeter of the room. Posted 8 years ago.

If you decide to remove the carpet you must also pry up the tack strips which are held in place with nails. Carpet tack strips are pieces of wood with small sharp nails sticking out of them that grip a carpet and hold it in place. You can take the woode out from around the nails and then. It is not a complicated process but it can be time consuming.

I did remove tack strips from a terazzo concrete floor before refinishing the floor with an acid wash. Contact options for registered users. Removing carpet tack strips from a concrete slab. When you remove the tack strip it tends to leave a small hole where the concrete has been broken from the nails.

They ll damage the pry bar to get the end of the bar underneath some of the strips. I need advice on how to remove tack boards. I ripped my carpet out which revealed lots of tack boards attached to the concrete slab underneath the carpet. If you want to remove carpet tack strips from concrete without damaging concrete you re going to need some guidance.

I used a rubber mallet no steel hammers. Removing carpet tack strip from concrete. Carpet tack strips are wooden boards installed around the perimeter of a floor to hold carpet in place. Fri may 4 2012 7 37 pm.

I lifted nailed some carpet tack strips this way using a small pry bar. The strips are nailed to the subfloor and while removing them is labor.