Removing Carpet Nail Strips

Carpet tack strips are pieces of wood with small sharp nails sticking out of them that grip a carpet and hold it in place.

Removing carpet nail strips. Locate the brad nails that hold the first piece of tack strip to the floor. If the floor is made of concrete you are left with unsightly holes along the perimeter of the room. Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present. If you re removing your old carpet and planning to install new carpet in its place you don t have to remove.

You may also need to remove your carpet if you have hardwood floors underneath that you would like to refinish. Pick somewhere to start either a corner or a break between two tack strips. Typically there will be three nails spaced evenly along each three foot section of tack strip. Begin at the top of the stairs.

The trick is to use a cat s paw prybar and to remove all the nails holding each tackless strip. Step 5 remove the carpet tack strips. Removing old carpeting may be necessary to save labor costs if you are having your carpet replaced. The strips of metal nails under your carpet and carpet padding are called tack strips.

Some people have a hard time with this step but i ll show you how to remove carpet tack strips the easy way with three simple tools. If you decide to remove the carpet you must also pry up the tack strips which are held in place with nails. The strips are nailed to the subfloor and while removing them is labor. If you are pulling up carpet from stairs.

Carpet tack strips are wooden boards installed around the perimeter of a floor to hold carpet in place. Step 3 place the curved edge of a small pry bar against the tack strip lining the pry bar up with the first nail. If not cut the carpet near the top of the top stair riser. After pulling up your carpet you will most likely have tack strips left around the perimeter of the room.

A very easy way to remove carpet tack strip from the basement concrete floor. Use the 6 in 1 painter s tool and a hammer to lift one end of one of the strips. Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage.