Remove Carpet Under Built In

So we re at the point where we re finally ready to tear out the old landlord grade carpet and put in engineered hardwoods over the slab.

Remove carpet under built in.

To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. The carpet has to be cut from around the base of the fitted furniture so that it can be removed. How to build a porch. Remove carpet from under wall and stud.

The majority here seem to suggest keeping the carpet intact and make believe that it doesn t exist. I would agree to that but in professional instance i would cut the carpet with a sharp blade. Since you built high end cabinets i would suggest cutting the carpet in the dimensions of the cabinet depth then screw to the floorboards. You also need to remove the carpet padding which is under the carpet.

We ve got custom bookcases there that are effectively built in lag bolted into the walls for stability and trim on the front to make them look like one continuous piece. The old carpet will need to remain under the fitted furniture. You should use them in front of your built ins. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.

The problem is in the library. I d want the cabinets secured directly to the floor not through carpet pad. On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place. They ll squish the carpet and sag.

Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs. You ll probably want a tool called a knee kicker carpet stretcher to properly re attach the carpet to the tack strip. In this case use a floor scraper to remove the pieces of padding that remain stuck to the floor. So cut back the carpet and padding where the cabinets will go.

Tough spots might require a power oscillating tool. When you pull up the carpet and baseboard you ll see the tack strip. If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. New carpet can then be fitted up to the base of the fitted furniture using new gripper rods.

There is a dividing wall in my house and a supporting stud that the previous owners put over the carpeting. Yes built ins should not rest on carpet. It is old disgusting and smells. If you are careful you can re use it but it is cheap to replace.