The bed platform is flanked on each side by what one would call 'night stands', if that makes sense. It's made of a cheap plywood of sorts, and on each 'night stand', carpet was glued down to cover the wood. I want to remove the carpet (probably 2' x '2 square), but the only thing I've really seen that seems to work is to rent a carpet puller etc. I don't want to do that for such a small area. Has anyone come upon any ideas that can remove glued down carpet without renting equipment?
glued down carpet
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Gary RV_Wizard
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All you need is a flat blade of some sort and a hammer, to pry it loose from the adhesive. A stiff putty knife and a rubber mallet should work. If you can't push it under the carpet by hand, use the hammer to tap it in.
https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-69276-3-Inch-Stiff-Putty/dp/B000NY6RXM
https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-69276-3-Inch-Stiff-Putty/dp/B000NY6RXM
Ok, thanks for the suggestions of putty knife/hammer and heat gun approaches. My next question is, will this be an all day project that I will be mad at my self for even attempting (such as removing wall paper on a wall that wasn't properly prepped 40 years prior!) or will it be pretty simple, maybe an hour or so (to do a 2'x2' square)?
Rene T
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I would think it should only take a few minutes. Have you thought about what you?re going to do with the finish once it?s all off? If they did a real good job at applying the adhesive, you may end up with one heck of a mess with no way to remove the glue. Good luck
Rene T
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Maybe a couple of raised panel doors from Lowe?s.pinetrees said:
Do you know what?s inside the night stand? Maybe there?s room for more storage using the raised panel doors for access
Rene T
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Every post has to have a comedian. I said "for access".ChasA said:
Rene, raised panel doors don't create access either. They're strictly aesthetic with no functional purpose. I DO know what I am talking about. Maybe you can enlighten me about how a raised panel door improves access. I've built many but never thought of them as functional in any way.
