Although this isn t the tool that is most commonly used by professionals it is one that most people have sitting around the house.
Cutting up old carpet tool.
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.
Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips.
Instead of raking your blade across the carpet and through the padding to make a cut just make a 4 5 inch hole and use your fingers to pull the carpet up with one hand then cut the raised carpet.
Don t jam the blade into the carpet too deeply.
A utility knife is capable of cutting through carpet rather easily.
It offers you precise and accurate cut through carpets quickly without time.
Cutting carpet is mostly a matter of getting through the backing which is the hard flat side that lays flush against the floor.
Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling.
The utility knife is the tool that most people think of first when the topic of carpet removal is brought up.
To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner.
The carpet trimmer roberts carpet tools 10 616 2a 20 carpet cutting knife has a compact design that makes it alluring and convenient to use.
Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall.
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.
Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull.
Point the blade downward and touch the tip to your starting point on the carpet.
Then press down just enough to pierce the carpet s tough backing.