Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips.
Easy way to remove carpet staples.
Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall.
Instead they ve developed a smart efficient way to remove staples with a shovel or long handled floor scraper.
Subflooring and shovels 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.
Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull.
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The best tool for removing carpet staples is a heavy duty office stapler.
Hold the tool at about a 45 degree angle and slide it forcefully along the floor.
However a set of pliers flathead screwdriver and a 6 in 1 painter s tool are helpful to have on hand too.
I found that there s staples everywhere and have been using a mini pry bar but this is there an easy way to remove staples in subfloor from carpet padding.
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To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner.
How do i avoid damaging the finish on the hardwood.
This video will show you the fastest way to remove staples from your floor when taking out carpet.