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Processes For Growing Restoration Companies

Lifting Carpet to pull pad. Removing the pad without damaging the Carpet is an essential part of Water Mitigation
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Lift Carpet and Pull Pad/Tack Strip

Asses the Area and Prep:
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<li>In the affected area make sure to move furniture out of the way</li>
<li>Place floor covering on the areas surrounding the affected area</li>
<li>Place all tools and garbage bags needed in the area before starting</li>
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Assess and prep the affected area

Bandages- It is very common to poke your finger with the tack strip

Gather required tools 

Safety is important when removing Carpet Pad and Tack Strips

Where heavy work Gloves to prevent the tack strip from poking your fingers

Use 3ml or higher Garbage bags to place the Tack strips in

Where work boots to keep any nails/Staples from penetrating your foot

Work safely

first try to pinch the carpet and see if it will pull up easy.

If not, carefully use the pliers in the corner and grab the fibers.

Pull it just enough to switch to using your hand.

Very slowly, pull the carpet back off the tack strip

Loosely fold back to open the area of affected pad to remove

NOTE: Keep the carpet from hitting the wall, as the backing can scratch the paint

Pull Carpet back

Once the carpet is pulled back from the affected area follow these steps to remove Carpet pad 

Use the Utility Knife to score(cut) the pad where you want it removed

On Wood Sub floors use a Pry Bar, screwdriver, or pliers to Remove any staples and discard the remaining Pad stuck under the staples

On Concrete Floors you will need a floor scraper to remove the pad held by the glue used to hold it to the concrete

Remove carpet pad - if necessary

Once the carpet pad is removed you will need to remove the tack strip:
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<li>Use the hammer and pry bar to lift up the nails holding the tack strip and pull up to remove</li>
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<li>For larger areas you can use a shovel to achieve this(Be very careful not to hit the walls- Take your time</li>
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Extra tips for concrete surfaces
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<li>To remove the nails- tap and jiggle(slide the prybar under and hit sideways)</li>
<li>Glue down Tack Strip?</li>
<li>Try using a Putty knife, &nbsp;wrap it in a cloth towel and try scraping off the residue under the tack strip. The terry cloth will help protect the tile surface.</li>
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Keep the tack strips in a pile and carefully place in a garbage bag one piece at a time to avoid cutting yourself

Remove Tack Strip

May need to place some Safety Cones if the area the Pad is removed is in a traffic area
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<li>Make sure the floor is free of staples or nails</li>
<li>Lay carpet back down( make sure there are no creases in the carpet</li>
<li>Make sure the area is safe- Place Safety Cones if needed</li>
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