Taking Baseboards Off With Carpet

In the past this task involved inserting a putty knife between the baseboard and the wall and giving it a twist.

Taking baseboards off with carpet.

Pull back the space between the taping knife and board with a crowbar. It helps to keep the. Loosen the pins or finishing nails that hold the baseboard to the walls. What you re doing is just getting the tape tucked in between the edge of the carpet and the trim.

Today we were told that putting in a high quality pad with a high. Place the claw of your crowbar between the blade of the knife and the board. Gently pull your end of the bar up to separate the board from the wall. Continue the removal process by moving to the.

Number or label the back of the trim and the lower edge of the wall to keep each piece in order if you will be putting the baseboards back in place. Hammer any nails heads that are sticking out of the. If any caulking stubbornly remains use your utility knife to carefully cut it off the wall. Is this the same for installing carpet too.

Of tape running past the carpet that overlaps onto the baseboard. Now take a putty knife or 5 in 1 tool and start working at one end and push the tape down. We are having new flooring put in and are trying to decide between wood floors or just get some new and better quality carpet. Carefully apply more pressure if needed but don t yank or force anything.