Take Off Carpet

Move the furniture out of the area where you.

Take off carpet.

Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall. Do you want to save what s underneath the carpet. Decide the final goal of your remodeling.

Figure out how you will dispose of the old carpet before you pull it up. Carpet may cost money to dispose of so shop. Use a utility. Removing existing carpet costs between 1 and 2 per square yard and your minimum charge will be around 150 to 200.

This price does not include any repair of the nail or stapler holes or reinstallation of baseboards. Carpet can stain and wear out over time so plan to replace it every five to ten years especially if it is installed in high traffic areas like living rooms. Also removing glued carpet can cost up to 5 per square yard or 0 56 per square foot. If yours used the latter you ll have a fair amount of scraping ahead of you to get the old glue off.

Use pliers to tightly grab the carpet.