Removing Carpet Tacks From Hardwood

With a few common tools you can have the job finished in an afternoon and enjoy your new hardwood floor.

Removing carpet tacks from hardwood. I love using the wonder tool and these pliers for this job. This needs to be removed. Step 1 start in a doorway or corner of the room. The patience of a saint.

In order to have that beautiful hardwood floor you need to keep in mind that there are two types of glues that are used when putting down a carpet general carpet adhesive and tar based glue. After pulling up your carpet you will most likely have tack strips left around the perimeter of the room. To remove carpet tacks you will need vise grips. Mask if there are carpet remnants and if it seems dusty.

The procedure for removal of both these adhesives is the same but the products used are not. Use a broom to sweep the dirt into a pile. You may also need to remove your carpet if you have hardwood floors underneath that you would like to refinish. It s a pretty simple process.

Removing old carpeting may be necessary to save labor costs if you are having your carpet replaced. Once the carpet pad and strips have been removed you will be left with a messy floor. You ll be relieved to learn it s a straightforward task to remove carpet tack strips from hardwood floors. Even if your carpet appeared clean before you started ripping it up you may have a visible layer of dirt covering the wood floor now.

A lot of times i can just use the pliers to get the staples up but some staples are so close to the floor that i need to use the wonder tool to get them started.