Removing Carpet Nail Strips From Concrete

If you are pulling up carpet from stairs.

Removing carpet nail strips from concrete.

If you re removing your old carpet and planning to install new carpet in its place you don t have to remove. It will seem like getting those out is impossible and i definitely felt that way too. If not cut the carpet near the top of the top stair riser. Here s where things take a turn from the expected aka carpet installed over wood subfloors.

If the floor is made of concrete you are left with unsightly holes along the perimeter of the room. You must not pull out the nails. Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present. A very easy way to remove carpet tack strip from the basement concrete floor.

The strips are nailed to the subfloor and while removing them is labor. Most carpet is secured along the outer edge with a tack strip which are typically nailed into the concrete. Carpet tack strips are wooden boards installed around the perimeter of a floor to hold carpet in place. If you decide to remove the carpet you must also pry up the tack strips which are held in place with nails.

I did remove tack strips from a terazzo concrete floor before refinishing the floor with an acid wash. When you remove the tack strip it tends to leave a small hole where the concrete has been broken from the nails. Removing carpet from a concrete slab involves also removing the approximately 10 million nails driven straight into the concrete around the perimeter of the room. You can take the woode out from around the nails and then.

The strips of metal nails under your carpet and carpet padding are called tack strips. Its not that hard with these tips from clay king from aaa flood drying with 28. Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage.