We knew our first project would need to be removing all of the old, stinky carpet! With the combination of moth balls and just down-right old carpet, it had to be the first thing to go.
Below are the supplies you will need if planning to remove carpet:
1. Face masks (you don’t want to breathe in any of that funk!)
2. Gloves (do NOT use latex gloves because they will get stuck on the duck tape and if you have paws like I do, you will poke holes in the gloves!)
3. Duck Tape
4. Box cutter with fresh blades
5. Pliers
6. Crowbar
7. Hammer
8. Flathead screwdriver
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| Us ready to get this carpet up! |
You will want to start in a corner in order to get leverage. The carpet should pull up easily around the perimeter of the room once you get it started. Rupert didn’t have any problems using his teeth but this is where you may need the crowbar.
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| Rupert getting the job done! |
Use the box cutter to cut the carpet up into manageable sections. Roll up the carpet and then wrap the rolls with duck tape. This makes disposal a lot easier!
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| Me and Uncle Charlie wrapping the rolls. |
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| Rupert goofing off with the tape! |
We had to deal with 40+ year old carpet padding which was not fun at all! This will come up fairly easily but you will be very thankful for the gloves and facemask during this process.
The toughest part of the entire process was the tack strip removal and the staple removal. This is when the hammer, flathead screwdriver, and pliers will be used. Leverage the screwdriver and crowbar under the strips and nails and tap with a hammer (pry where the nails are in the strip). Then use the pliers to remove. Hopefully you will have better luck than we did because the folks who put down the carpets in this house were staple HAPPY!
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| Before |
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After! Look at those hardwoods!
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We were thrilled to find hardwood floors under almost all of the carpet! The only section that didn’t have hardwoods was the dining room and the hallway which was actually laminate covering hardwoods! Can you believe someone would do that?!
So that concludes the carpet removal process. Now the house smells a lot better and we are on to our next project of getting the walls ready to paint!
Xoxo (Hugs and Licks),
Emma
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