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Easiest way to remove carpet staples.
Remove carpet step 3.
The ordinary cat s paw is one of the most common ways to deal with staples in reclaimed lumber.
Carpet removal the easy way.
How does it work.
The best way to remove staples from wood lumber and the cat s paw.
Carefully pry up a corner top or bottom and yank with intermittent pulls.
Respirators masks step 1.
Spade end just did this today worked great.
Most will find it easiest to start pulling from a corner.
Step 3 roll up the carpet.
Step 2 start pulling the carpet.
If its they arent too long staple gun you can use a shovel.
Pull cut and roll.
Slowly scrape the staple liking you are trying to skim off a thin layer of dirt.
Press down the handle to pop the staple out of the wood.
Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips.
Make preparations step 2.
Step 1 cut the carpet into strips.
Leave transitions for the installer.
How to replace carpet.
Removing carpet runners that have bar rods and floor clamps is much easier although you might need to remove adhesive as part of the process.
Cut the carpet where necessary to remove large strips of carpet at once.
Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling.
Simply unscrew the clamps at the juncture of horizontal and vertical and place the rod assembly in a safe place.
Depends on the staples used.
Flooring installers don t use a cat s paw to remove staples after old carpet has been removed.
In that case use the pliers to fully remove the staple.
The first thing you need to do is figure out how many strips you ll need to cut.
The staple remover that i used was bought for stripping upholstery but it made the job so much easier.
Sometimes one end of the staple may still be stuck in the wood.