Instead they ve developed a smart efficient way to remove staples with a shovel or long handled floor scraper.
Easy way to remove carpet staples.
I just ripped out my carpet and padding in my dining room and putting in engineered hardwood lock and fold bruce.
Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips.
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To detach the carpet from the tack strip that holds the carpet in place along walls start in a corner.
Then grab the carpet by hand and continue to pull it up along an entire wall.
The best tool for removing carpet staples is a heavy duty office stapler.
Hold the tool at about a 45 degree angle and slide it forcefully along the floor.
It also shows how to remove carpet pad staples easy https.
How do i avoid damaging the finish on the hardwood.
Just grab the carpet with pliers and pull.
Subflooring and shovels flooring installers don t use a cat s paw to remove staples after old carpet has been removed there are just too many of them.
I found that there s staples everywhere and have been using a mini pry bar but this is there an easy way to remove staples in subfloor from carpet padding.
The very flat tip of the heavy duty office stapler will slide under carpet staples easily.