Many homes come with carpets already installed. While carpeting offers many benefits such as warmth, softness, and sound dampening, it also comes with a host of problems including dirt retention and off-gasing of potentially harmful chemicals. Here are some tips on how to replace carpet in your home or office, so you can avoid these problems.
There are several options for hardwood flooring, but we recommend Staybull’s eco-friendly flooring brand the most, since it combines the beauty and strength of solid wood with the stability of engineered flooring. Here is how you replace carpet with Staybull recycled wood flooring:
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Using a flatbar and hammer, take out the base trim. If you intend on keeping the original trim, then be careful not to break it, and mark each piece somehow so you know where it came from.
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Slide the flatbar under the old carpet using a hammer, and pull up on it until you can grab it with your hands. Proceed to pull up the carpet, rolling it up as you go. If there is foam padding underneath the carpet, pull it up as well.
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Underneath the carpet you will find tack strips, thin pieces of wood with tiny spikes to hold the carpet down. Again, using your flatbar and hammer, remove and dispose of these.
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Now just clean up the bare surface. This may involve pulling out or nailing down old nails, and sweeping up any debris. You also may have to sand down bumps or fill depressions.
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Now it is time to install your new hardwood floor. There are a few ways to go about this. The recommended methods are detailed here: Install Hardwood Flooring.
When you are done, you will have a healthier, longer-lasting floor that will never go out of style.