Taking Out Carpet Tack Strip

After pulling up your carpet you will most likely have tack strips left around the perimeter of the room.

Taking out carpet tack strip.

Halex poplar 7 8 in. Detach carpet from tack strip and adjacent surfaces. The crowbar is great for the tack strips. I just flung that thing under them and pushed down.

With a few common tools you can have the job finished in an afternoon and enjoy your new hardwood floor. This equals 48 to 72 per hour because it usually takes 3 hours to remove carpet from a 12 by 12 foot room including extracting the tack strips and staples. A very easy way to remove carpet tack strip from the basement concrete floor. Long carpet tack strip for wood or concrete subfloors 3 pack model hd 161 p 8 2 78 package 2 78 package schedule delivery.

You ll be relieved to learn it s a straightforward task to remove carpet tack strips from hardwood floors. Cut carpet into haul able pieces. Step 1 start in a doorway or corner of the room. Make sure you use eyewear as well because a few times i was hit in the face with small pieces of junk.

Its not that hard with these tips from clay king from aaa flood drying with 28. Remove the tack strips if desired. Remove worn carpet pad and tack strips. Carpet removal costs 1 to 1 50 per square foot including labor cleanup and waste disposal.

Includes planning equipment and material acquisition area preparation and protection setup and cleanup. Wedge a flat bar pry bar underneath of the tack strip the strip with nails coming through to the top. Out of stock online. Make sure you have gloves and eye protection because it can pop up and puncture skin.

It definitely broke my back. Removing these strips that once held your carpet is the most tedious part of carpet removal. Wide x 4 ft. It took me 3 days to get the old carpet tack strips and padding out.

Best seller halex poplar 1 in. Set your store to see local availability view similar in stock. The average hourly rate is 60 per hour so expect to pay 180 in total for a contractor to remove and dispose of 12 by. Remove all debris from home and dispose of legally.