Removing Old Carpet And Installing Laminate Flooring

To remove old vinyl remove the transition strips image 1 that hold the carpet in place.

Removing old carpet and installing laminate flooring.

It had to go. The carpet that lived in this house before we moved in had seen better days. This includes costs for removing the old all materials and installation of the replacement. The cost of installing laminate floors in a 330 square foot living room is between 1 980 and 2 970 with the average homeowner paying 2 475.

Use a heavy duty scraper to remove the old vinyl image 2. Using a few common tools and a little bit of patience taking out the old laminate floor in a room can be done in an afternoon. The average cost to install a new carpet is 685 for a 12 by 12 foot room. We replaced our nasty old carpet with new waterproof laminate flooring and i couldn t be happier both with the product and with the process.

It s inexpensive and easy to install. It is hard work. Replace a carpet with hardwood flooring. According to floor critics laminate flooring is not real wood but looks and performs like it making it an affordable flooring option as well.

Details cutting laminate floor and prep work before installing new laminate flooring. The labor cost to install laminate flooring is 34 hour plus the contractor s 15 20 fee. It was dingy dirty and just downright gross. Fortunately it s a diy friendly project thanks to laminate s easy interlocking installation.

The old vinyl will probably come up in small pieces and in some areas the paper backing separates from the vinyl itself and remains on the floor. If you are ready to upgrade your existing floor you will need to remove the old vinyl first. Replacing carpet with laminate is an excellent way to give a room a makeover. I use my scraper and scrap everywhere.

Removing laminate flooring may seem like a big task but the project is easy enough for you to take on yourself. Laminate flooring installation costs between 6 and 9 per square foot. If you don t notice these and install the floor over them it can cause you extra work having to remove the flooring to get to it later. After i finish with removing the carpet tackstrip and padding i check the floor for any lumps of drywall mud or concrete lumps.

Labor rates total 4 25 to 9 25 per square foot to remove the old carpet and.