Remove carpet

[kitkat]

I am wondering most productive easiest way to remove carpet on both sides of bed ! ? ! Thank u

 

[HueyPilotVN]

Use a sharp utility knife, (Box Cutter), with a new razor blade in it and score along the edge of the bed and then pull it up.

There probably will be staples holding it down.

They almost always lay the carpet down first.

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[Tulecreeper]

I am wondering most productive easiest way to remove carpet on both sides of bed ! ? ! Thank u

What are you removing the carpet from?

 

[Gr8bawana]

Be prepared to have a bazillion staples holding down the padding underneath the carpet.

 

[RRR]

Be prepared to have a bazillion staples holding down the padding underneath the carpet.

They get paid by the pound. I often wonder if the have a staple gun in each hand.

 

[Shoe]

It might be easier to just take the bed frame apart and remove it, then you can take up all of the carpet and put down new flooring without all of the measuring and cutting. and no smelly carpet left in the under bed storage area

 

[Onyrlef]

Every time the knife blade hits a staple it's time to change blade. If the bed frame is on top of the carpet it won't be stapled there but only at the walls. Years back the practice of sitting the walls on the carpet was halted otherwise the carpet would have been stapled only at the extreme perimeter of the bare floor. Usually once enough carpet is loose for a good handhold it will pull away from the staples, the padding will just pull up as well. The best way to remove the staples I've found is with channel locks, grab onto one and use the curve top on the floor as fulcrum to pry it out.

 

[DutchmenSport]

More than likely, there is a linoleum floor under that carpet. If using a utility knife, try to cut a portion of the carpet out first so you can see what's under it first. If there is a linoleum floor under it, you want to try to keep that intact. Be careful not to cut it from the edges near the walls.

I've removed a substantial amount of carpet from various RV's and found the best way is to cut a section out (avoid cutting what's under it), determine what's under it, and then just simply pull the carpet up with brute force.

Some staples will come up, some will stay and pull through the carpet, and some will tear the carpet. Once the bulk is up, then take a flat small screw driver and a pair of pliers. Pry each staple up and pull it with the plyers. You WILL be doing this for hours and hours as there WILL be a bazillion staples left on the floor. You have to go over ever square inch of the floor with a magnifying glass to get them all. About the time you think you've got them, you'll spot one you've missed. It could take days to get them all up, and it's also painful on your back and knees. It's slow, hard, and tedious. But, if you want to protect the material under the carpet still attached to the floor, this is what you have to do.

If you remove that Limonium, you'll still have staples pulling through and you still have to remove them one at a time.

 

[Tulecreeper]

More than likely, there is a linoleum floor under that carpet. If using a utility knife, try to cut a portion of the carpet out first so you can see what's under it first. If there is a linoleum floor under it, you want to try to keep that intact. Be careful not to cut it from the edges near the walls.

I've removed a substantial amount of carpet from various RV's and found the best way is to cut a section out (avoid cutting what's under it), determine what's under it, and then just simply pull the carpet up with brute force.

Some staples will come up, some will stay and pull through the carpet, and some will tear the carpet. Once the bulk is up, then take a flat small screw driver and a pair of pliers. Pry each staple up and pull it with the plyers. You WILL be doing this for hours and hours as there WILL be a bazillion staples left on the floor. You have to go over ever square inch of the floor with a magnifying glass to get them all. About the time you think you've got them, you'll spot one you've missed. It could take days to get them all up, and it's also painful on your back and knees. It's slow, hard, and tedious. But, if you want to protect the material under the carpet still attached to the floor, this is what you have to do.

If you remove that Limonium, you'll still have staples pulling through and you still have to remove them one at a time.

That's what the 12-year-old neighbor kid is for. Here's $10 - when you get all the staples out I'll give you another $10.

 

[gwinger]

When cutting, angle the blade under the wall and bed frame. You can also use a piece of leftover aluminum trim against the wall and frame. Less chance of marking them with them with the body of the knife. Buy a carper cutting knife. The bottom edge of the blade is not sharp and will limit cutting into the floor. The blades have four edges for cutting. Just flip them around.