In this case use a floor scraper to remove the pieces of padding that remain stuck to the floor.
Fast way to remove carpet staples.
The best way to remove the carpet pad is to fold it up.
Carpet pad staples and tack strips are the devil.
This video will show you the fastest way to remove staples from your floor when taking out carpet.
If you re removing carpet lots of floor staples will come up with the carpet as you remove it.
If not cut the carpet near the top of the top riser grab the cut end and pull the carpet off the stairs by hand.
Tough spots might require a power oscillating tool.
I found that there s staples everywhere and have been using a mini pry bar but this is taking forever.
On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place.
Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.
So here s what you need to remove carpet staples the easy way.
If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it.
Removing the carpet has been the hardest job i have ever taken on even more than giving birth to my four kids.
I have a tight pocket book a bad back and a stubborn streak 10 miles long.
Many however will remain stuck and will need to be removed but getting as many as you can while you re removing the carpet in the first place will make it a lot.
I just ripped out my carpet and padding in my dining room and putting in engineered hardwood lock and fold bruce.
Ours seemed to be stapled by someone very determined and very drunk lots and lots of staples all over the place.
Instead they ve developed a smart efficient way to remove staples with a shovel or long handled floor scraper.
To remove carpet from stairs start at the top.
Discarding the staples will mostly be a matter of sweeping them up from the floor.
A heavy duty office stapler.
Hold the tool at about a 45 degree angle and slide it forcefully along the floor.
Any suggestions for doing it quicker.
It s usually laid in smaller sections and it s stapled along its edges.
Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs.
Is there an easy way to remove staples in subfloor from carpet padding.
My back is pretty much shot but i am almost ready to get the new flooring put down.
For the affordable price tag we felt like it was worth a try.