Take Off Carpet

This price does not include any repair of the nail or stapler holes or reinstallation of baseboards.

Take off carpet.

Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall. Move the furniture out of the area where you. Removing existing carpet costs between 1 and 2 per square yard and your minimum charge will be around 150 to 200. Carpet pads are typically installed with either staples or glue.

If yours used the latter you ll have a fair amount of scraping ahead of you to get the old glue off. Decide the final goal of your remodeling. Use a utility. 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.

Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over. Figure out how you will dispose of the old carpet before you pull it up. Do you want to save what s underneath the carpet. Also removing glued carpet can cost up to 5 per square yard or 0 56 per square foot.

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