Remove existing carpeting sheet vinyl and tile as well as any adhesives or mastic used to glue down the flooring.
Can you pull up carpet and stain concrete.
These are the five things you need to know about carpet removal.
I had to pull up the carpet because we have an old dog with kidney issues that s a whole other question anyway our house is on a concrete slab and so my dining room floor is now a garage floor.
If you are thinking about ripping up your carpets before you get in over your head stop to consider everything it entails.
Can you pull up carpet and stain the concrete underneath.
Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers.
Patch tack strip holes and cracks in the existing floor.
Remove the 3 foot wide carpet sections from the tack strips by shaking the carpet in a back and forth motion while pulling it up from the surface of the floor.
I pulled up a section of the worst and the concrete is clean and dry.
Here s what you ll need to do before you can apply stain to a concrete subfloor.
The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.
To get the job done and silence the squealer we figured that if we researched staining pre carpeted concrete floors on the web we could pull up the berber carpet and stain our dining room bedroom hallways and living room by ourselves for about 500.
Heres the deal its in the master bedroom berber and would meet tile in the bathroom and hardwood to door exit.
We have carpet right now and i was told by someone it is cheaper to stain your concrete floor instead of putting laminate wood flooring down.
Some of the challenges include ripping up and disposing of the old flooring and removing any adhesives used to glue it down.
What can i do to at least make it fairly presentable until i can really finish it i e.
For more information read tips for removing existing flooring from concrete.
The carpet is ruined from pets and to have it replaced with hardwood is so expensive.