Remove Old Carpet Install New Carpet

Removing old carpet is the first step toward having something besides old stained carpet as your floor.

Remove old carpet install new carpet.

From the removal and disposal of your old carpet to laying your new carpet and padding the local installation team will make sure the job is done right and to your satisfaction. If the carpet is seamed to another section of carpet the installer can separate the seam without damage to the carpet that s staying in place. If not cut the carpet near the top of the top stair riser. Start in one corner of the room.

Preparing to remove carpet when the room is empty carpet removal is easy. You can generally save yourself a bit of money and you can ensure that the floor below is prepared or preserved to your standards. To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. Unroll the carpet roll covering the floor and tack strips as you do.

The average cost to install a new carpet is 685 for a 12 by 12 foot room. Grab the cut end of carpet and pull it from the stairs using gloved hands. Leave 3 to 4 inches 7 6 to 10 2 cm of excess on each side of the carpet up against the wall. Even if you are hiring someone to install new flooring you may want to pull out the old carpet yourself.

If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. This includes costs for removing the old all materials and installation of the replacement. When your five to 10 year old carpet starts to unravel at the seams shed or if you have had water damage it s time to consider replacing your carpet. Begin at the top of the stairs.

Roll the carpet out. Move all furnishings to an adjacent room preferably onto flooring that won t be replaced and where it can remain until the new carpet is installed. Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present. Replace a carpet with hardwood flooring labor rates total 4 25 to 9 25 per square foot to remove the old carpet and replace it with hardwood flooring.