Cutting Up Old Carpet Tool

Cutting carpet is mostly a matter of getting through the backing which is the hard flat side that lays flush against the floor.

Cutting up old carpet tool.

Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips. Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall. I will probably replace the carpet with laminate or hardwood floor. Then press down just enough to pierce the carpet s tough backing.

Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull. This carpet cutter is the ideal tool for cutting carpets accurately and efficiently. The cutter has an extra long nose for better row separation plus a bottom platform and beveled surface that allows the cutter to stay straight. To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner.

The utility knife is the tool that most people think of first when the topic of carpet removal is brought up. Point the blade downward and touch the tip to your starting point on the carpet. This project is for all of us diyers who like to take matt. This video will take you through our step by step process on how to remove old carpet and padding.

Video of me taking out some old carpet pad and tack strip to make way for new flooring. A utility knife is capable of cutting through carpet rather easily. Don t jam the blade into the carpet too deeply. Although this isn t the tool that is most commonly used by professionals it is one that most people have sitting around the house.

Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling.