What is the process of taking carpet off of hard wood floors?

December 16, 2009 by admin · 8 Comments
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♫♪☮peAce☮♪♫ asked:

We have hard wood floors but they are covered with carpet. We want to take the carpet off of the floors but once we do that, what are we supposed to do to the floors to keep them nice? Can anyone explain this process? Thanks In Advance!

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8 Responses to “What is the process of taking carpet off of hard wood floors?”
  1. Abortion is the only option says:
    December 19, 2009 at 11:23 am

    fghjkl Abortion is the only option

  2. Chicken Wings says:
    December 21, 2009 at 12:03 am

    rip it Chicken Wings

  3. Ellie says:
    December 24, 2009 at 4:19 am

    just pull it up and after after that you probably need 2 refinish the floors Ellie

  4. ANG says:
    December 26, 2009 at 4:02 am

    pull it up, then take like a putty scrapper and get the padding off of it and then youll need a sander if you are gonna leave it a hardwood floor. if you are gonna put new carpet over it i’d just tear it up and throw the new stuff down ANG

  5. Bonnie S says:
    December 27, 2009 at 11:33 am

    You’ll need to sand the floor if needed and have a new coat of varnish put on the floor. If you are lucky you won’t have to do anything except clean the floor with Murphy’s oil soap and dust. Do you know whether the hard wood floors are alright. Sometimes they are covered because they are too warped and would need to be replaced. Many hardwood floors were simply covered as this was the style of decorating and people covered them just to avoid caring for them. If the rugs are tacked down you’ll have to make certain to remove all the tacks and if their is any glue you will need to sand to remove the residue. Bonnie S

  6. Tim M says:
    December 29, 2009 at 7:10 pm

    if there finished just clean by hand ,bucket and murffies, if not prep floor ,nails holes with oil based putty color matched, belt sand lightly, wipe With mineral spirits then three coats shellac or val spare varnish! Tim M

  7. Cle says:
    January 1, 2010 at 6:30 am

    I would ask in this fab DIY section of the forum at mydeco:

    Good luck!
    C x Cle

  8. Clara M. says:
    January 1, 2010 at 9:57 pm

    Rip up carpet and then sand and refinish the hardwood flooring. Not for the novice installer but here’s tons of hardwood flooring ad Clara M.

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