Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
Step1
Grab the carpeting in the corner of the room and pull it from the tack strip.
Step2
Cut a strip of carpet about 3 feet in from the corner with a utility knife. Cut the strip wall to wall, or whatever is manageable for you.
Step3
Roll the cut strip of carpet, pulling it from the tack strip when necessary.
Step4
Secure the carpet roll with masking tape.
Step5
Continue cutting and rolling 3-foot strips of carpet until all carpeting is removed.
Step6
Cut and roll strips of the carpet padding as you did with the carpet until all carpet padding is removed.
Step7
Use the pry bar and hammer to remove the tack strip, if necessary. Insert the pry bar under the tack strip near a nail, use the hammer to hit the pry bar in place, and then lift the nail out of the floor with the pry bar.