Removing Trim From Walls With Carpet

Be gentle whether you want to reuse the trim or not as pulling too hard can cause damage to the wall behind the trim.

Removing trim from walls with carpet.

The most time consuming step in the process is removing staples. Use a utility knife with a sharp new blade to cut through the carpet backing. Remove this trim first by using a putty knife. Fortunately you can trim and edge carpet yourself in just a few minutes using a few simple carpet installation tools.

Repainting a room can be broken down into several segments. Roll or fold the strip secure with duct tape and remove it. When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall. If you re planning on replacing carpet or flooring you ll need to replace the floor trim first.

Prepare the floor trim for removal and extraction with help. Keep both hands on the knife to avoid cutting a free hand. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall. Once all of the carpet has been removed it s time to remove the padding following the same steps outlined above image 1.

Removing a carpet strip in the doorway to prep for the installation of floor tile. To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. Use pliers to pull each staple from the subfloor image 2 then place staples into disposable plastic cup. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull.

Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. A messy or lumpy carpet edge is easily noticeable and may get worse with time. Edging carpet along a wall is perhaps the most important part of carpet installation. One of these segments is painting the baseboard trim a process that can be somewhat trickier if the room has wall to wall carpet.

When repainting a room you will achieve a more professional look by first removing the baseboards but you cannot simply pry the trim off. Gently tap the putty knife with a hammer to start to pry the trim from the wall.