Take Off Carpet
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Take off carpet. Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall. Use a utility. Carpet may cost money to dispose of so shop. Also removing glued carpet can cost up to 5 per square yard or 0 56 per square foot.
Figure out how you will dispose of the old carpet before you pull it up. When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall. Removing existing carpet costs between 1 and 2 per square yard and your minimum charge will be around 150 to 200. Decide the final goal of your remodeling.
Move the furniture out of the area where you. Use pliers to tightly grab the carpet. This price does not include any repair of the nail or stapler holes or reinstallation of baseboards. If yours used the latter you ll have a fair amount of scraping ahead of you to get the old glue off.
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.