Flooring installers don t use a cat s paw to remove staples after old carpet has been removed there are just too many of them.
Fast way to remove carpet staples.
To remove carpet from stairs start at the top.
This video will show you the fastest way to remove staples from your floor when taking out carpet.
If not cut the carpet near the top of the top riser grab the cut end and pull the carpet off the stairs by hand.
Instead they ve developed a smart efficient way to remove staples with a shovel or long handled floor scraper.
There was a product review that described using an office style staple remover for hardwood floors and carpet staples.
It also shows how to remove carpet pad staples easy https.
Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs.
If you re removing carpet lots of floor staples will come up with the carpet as you remove it.
I just ripped out my carpet and padding in my dining room and putting in engineered hardwood lock and fold bruce.
Is there an easy way to remove staples in subfloor from carpet padding.
A heavy duty office stapler.
Discarding the staples will mostly be a matter of sweeping them up from the floor.
I found that there s staples everywhere and have been using a mini pry bar but this is taking forever.
On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place.
It s usually laid in smaller sections and it s stapled along its edges.
For the affordable price tag we felt like it was worth a try.
I have a tight pocket book a bad back and a stubborn streak 10 miles long.
The best way to remove the carpet pad is to fold it up.
Hold the tool at about a 45 degree angle and slide it forcefully along the floor.
In this case use a floor scraper to remove the pieces of padding that remain stuck to the floor.
Tough spots might require a power oscillating tool.
Removing the carpet has been the hardest job i have ever taken on even more than giving birth to my four kids.
Many however will remain stuck and will need to be removed but getting as many as you can while you re removing the carpet in the first place will make it a lot.
Any suggestions for doing it quicker.
So here s what you need to remove carpet staples the easy way.
Carpet pad staples and tack strips are the devil.
If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it.