How To Remove Carpet Edge Strip

Pull toward you to detach it from the sharp tack strip that holds it to the floor along the wall.

How to remove carpet edge strip. Remove a metal clampdown by using a small pry bar to spread the clamp transition where it meets the. Tap the pry bar with a hammer to force it underneath the tack strip. Use pliers to tightly grab the carpet. Pull up a few feet of carpet and fold it over.

To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner. Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull. Position the pry bar as close to the bottom edge of the tack strip as possible. Its not that hard with these tips from clay king from aaa flood drying with 28 years experience drying flooded homes.

Removing a carpet strip in the doorway to prep for the installation of floor tile. Remove a z bar by placing a flat pry bar under the edge of the carpet and floor along the transition and gently applying pressure to pry up on. When the corner of the carpet is loose use your gloved hands to pull along the length of the wall. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall.

Place a wide putty knife under the pry bar to protect the floor if you find hardwood floors. Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips. How to remove a carpet s transition threshold.