Tips for pulling up wall to wall carpet.
Take up old carpet and dispose.
If you want the installers of the new floor to haul away the old carpet make sure they know in advance and figure it into your price.
Remember to cut the carpet into smaller pieces as you go to make it easier to move and dispose of.
Once the carpet is free pull the carpet up by hand.
As a nationwide junk removal company we have teams of experienced loaders in most areas around the country.
Figure out how you will dispose of the old carpet before you pull it up.
Carpet may cost money to dispose of so shop around.
Pry it up to remove it.
This equals 48 to 72 per hour because it usually takes 3 hours to remove carpet from a 12 by 12 foot room including extracting the tack strips and staples.
List your carpet on facebook marketplace or local group pages.
If not cut the carpet near the top of the top riser grab the cut end and pull the carpet off the stairs by.
If you need old carpet picked up fast the junk removal experts at loadup can shoulder your burden.
Before you can dispose of your carpet you ll need to lift it up from the floor.
It s relatively straightforward to remove carpet yourself.
We ll find a better more eco friendly disposal option than burning for all your old carpet and area rugs.
Many trash haulers will accept short rolls of carpet along with the regular trash and some cities have carpet recycling programs.
Remove old carpet yourself and save.
Once we pull up and remove your old carpet we will haul it away for disposal to the appropriate waste center.
Carpet is recycled into a variety of products including composite lumber shingles automotive parts and tile backer board.
Replacing your flooring is a great project to increase your home s value but professional carpet removal for a 500 square foot area can range from 200 to over 500 plus disposal after you tack on the costs of new flooring and installation you re looking at quite an investment.
Carpet removal costs 1 to 1 50 per square foot including labor cleanup and waste disposal.
The carpet america recovery effort or care is a non profit organization focusing on keeping post consumer carpet out of landfills the website lists recycling companies that specialize in carpet recycling.
This is all included in our service.
You just need a few tools utility knife pliers crowbar and gloves.
The average hourly rate is 60 per hour so expect to pay 180 in total for a contractor to remove and dispose of 12 by.
You do not need to worry about how you will haul large rolls of heavy carpet to the proper disposal site.
Pulling up your carpet diy carpet fitters or waste contractors.
Check with the shop you bought the carpet from they may offer a take back scheme.
Give your carpet away via freecycle or a similar local group.
Contact your local council to see if they offer a recycling service.
