How To Remove Carpet Tack Strips [The Easy Way]
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
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Shannon from www.house-improvements.com shows you how to remove carpet tack strips the traditional way and the easy way (using a shovel!).
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That shovel tip just saved me a trip to the hardware store! Genius idea, easily halved the amount of time I would have spent ripping them up the way I was originally doing it. Thanks!
Thank you so much! I am a widow and have to do everything for my self. So everything I do is a learn experience. Thank you for the tip with the shovel. My knees and back thank you also! - Janie G.
THIS is exactly me!! I am now headed to my shed for the shovel. Thank GOD!
Been using a shovel to remove tack strips for years. It's a game changer. Its always fun seeing the puzzled look on clients faces when I bring a shovel inside after removing the carpet and tell them to just watch. The whole room is done in about 3 minutes.
I have been on my 50 yr old knees for days! I am so sore! I am trying this!!
@@LisaNoelleHubbard ME TOO!!! I shoulda known to search CZcams before grabbing a chisel and mallet! So relieved to find this as I have three walls left in one room plus a whole additional room to do!! Going find my shovel!
The difference of being a pro. No way I could finish a room in 3 minutes! Good work!
Just used this removing tack strips from stairs. It worked really well (I used a spade not having a shovel). Glad I found it as it's a lot quicker than a hammer & cold chisel, better leverage, less kneeling etc. Thanks for the video.
Just tried this!!! Thank you so much!!! My husband was working with the bar and hammer on his knees. I wanted a better way for him. I watched this, ran to the garage, came back with a shovel, told him scoot out the way, and bam! He said I was his hero! YES!!! For the win! Bless you! 🙏🏽❤️
This literally saved me hours. I had maybe gotten 10 ft. in about an hour trying to pull mine up. Yes I had a crow bar, yes I did research of the basics on how to pull up a tack strip. Mine had been imbedded in old tile all way through to the concrete subfloor.
Thank you so much for this video! I watch you on a semi frequent basis. Thank you for all the content you put out and thank you for saving so much time on this project with my tenant moving in, in less than two days!
Just tested on concrete and it worked with the shovel on most of it. Came to second just take it easy and it should work.
I want to say I am a 66 year old women and was worried I would not be able to remove the carpet and carpet tack boards by myself. With the help of both your videos it was a game changer. The shovel made it so much easier and my back and knees thank you as well. The hardest part is cutting and removing the carpet from the house.
This was a great trip, I just pulled some carpet up a few days ago and haven't wanted to go find my pry bar to pull up the tack strips
It worked!!! I was struggling with a hammer and crowbar. Found your video and grabbed a shovel. Literally dislodged all of them in my bedroom in minutes!! Thank you!
Oh my that's so AWESOME!!! Will be doing the same ! :-) I've been dreading having to do it.
Thank you so much! Me and my mother re-doing our carpet and The wall strips were the hardest thing to get up and took us a intire day just to get half! Until we used the shovel, we got the other half out in less than five minutes
That Richards lift bar is what I’ve used to remove those cursed things. No matter how careful I am, anytime I remove carpet I get jagged by the porcupine needles that are very sharp. I love your shovel idea. Thanks Shannon!😃
Yes they will get you!
I don't know what we would do without you Shannon. Thanks a lot. Very helpfull video.
Thank you so much for the awesome tip to use a shovel. These strips have been the bane of my existence since I have been removing carpet from rooms in my house. I had been hacking away to no avail and had given up. Using your tip, I got rid of all the strips in a room within minutes. I really appreciate your help!
Love your videos! Even when i think i kinda know everything there is about the topic, i always find small very useful tips in your video. Very much appreciated!
Thank you so much for this! I was stressing over how hard it was to get the strips up but this made it SO much easier.
This is a game changer. I have remove carpet strips with breaker bars. PITA. With the shovel it was soooo much easier. What took two days before, took two hours. Thanks so much!
Thanks for this tip! Life changing!! Much, much faster than the old fashioned hammer and bar method. And way easier on your back too.
This video is God sent.
I'm almost 70 years old and I appreciate your video.
Thank you for this!! I tried it today and it made my job so much easier.
I want to say you are a genius! The shovel made my project fly! Thank you so much for the suggestion.
Great tip. Will show this to my husband and son. Thanks for sharing!
Dope idea! Removing them on Monday and they might have saved tons of time!
Man, thank you SO MUCH!! Works like a charm and saved my back and time. Great tip!
Thank you!! My hardwood floors are original to my 1920's house and I was totally able to use the shovel method without damaging them.
Came to ask if I could use a shovel on the wood floors. Pry bar took a small chunk out of the floor.
@@nickadeesmile9822 I went very slowly and just eased my way along. I happened to have a shovel in the garage that looked the same.
Good to see you are safe Shannon.
Shannon to the rescue as always. Thank you. I was dreading the prybar method again
God bless you, sir! The shovel trick worked great! Thanks so much!
Started out with the bar method then I found your video. Saved me so much time and saved my knees. Thank you
Well that makes a lot more sense! I removed carpet from 3 rooms and a hallway earlier this year on my hands and knees with a bar and hammer the entire time. Will remember this trick for next time. Thank you!
Thanks so much for this! The shovel really made this easier!
Just finished ripping up the rest of the carpet and tacks that my husband was planning to do. He will be surprised when he gets home when I mention the shovel trick! Thank you!
You can do it!
Thank you. So easy this way. Saves the knees & long hours of work
Thank you for this tip! I removed al of the tack strip in two rooms and I still can not believe how easy!
I found this video and used this trick today on my concrete floor. THANK YOU SO MUCH. Amazing video!!
You're a genius - that shovel trick is BRILLIANT! Thanks.
That shovel trick saved me HOURS of time! Thank you!
This is a game changer! Removed in 7mins!! Thank you for sharing;)
Thank you for the great info... I have bad knees and you gave me a new idea with the shovel...!
This is so great since I already have a shovel in the garage. I thought I would have to go out and by some kind of strip removal tool. Thank you so much!
The shovel trick worked like a charm. Thanks a ton!
Love that easy way! Thanks for the tip! I will be trying that out!
It took a minute to catch the flow and get it done quick. Thanks, you're a legend!
Totally awesome pro tip! I was doing the pry bar and it was hard and slow! Tried your method and no only saved my knees, it saved me hours and hours of work! It's a life pro tip!
Glad it helped!
This comes at an opportune time as I will be doing this shortly... likely this weekend. One big difference is that I will be removing a carpet directly over concrete with no subfloor. Hopefully the process works out just as easily as you displayed on your video. Thanks Shannon.
the shovel method will not likely work. A bigger bar is usually the best and hit right at the nails to pop them out.
I loooove the shovel trick!! Thank you!
Awesome tip, definitely using that next time!
OMG, this just made my day and removing 5 rooms a tack strips a breeze. Thank You.
Thank you for this!!! I have been looking for a much simpler way
Thanks for the video! I'm about to get into replacing my carpet with wood planks.
oh man thanks so much. my strips were on super tight, this saved my life.
Excellent idea! Thank you kindly!
Made so much easier for me to remove the tracks. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
i love it! don cha know! i been waiting for years to have my hubby do this, and now i am doing it myself. if i can find the shovel!
THANH YOU SOOOO MUCH!!! worked like a charm, gone in 20 minutes tacks and all!!!
Thank you! Brilliant advice!!!
Thanks for the advice going thru this now
Thank You for the shovel tip Sir❤
Just bought our first house and heading over to remove tack strips today. Looks like we will be making a quick stop at the hardware store first!
Thank you so much for this fantastic information!! Work smarter not harder.
Great idea using a shovel! Thanks!
Nice. I like the easy way. I used a mattock to remove hardwood flooring last year and it worked great.
Good stuff!
Thanks I’m getting ready to start
Thanks, this worked like magic 👍
THANK YOU!!!! Saved me a lot of time and pain!!!!!!
Thank you, same here, older lady doing it alone. Much obliged
Thanks buddy! This worked like a charm
Wow thanks imma try this trick so glad I found your video
EXCELLENT! This will save a lot of time.
Worked great, thanks!
Half way done, I searched YT vids for help. Thanks for saving my sore back and knees!
Great video... Now I'm going to remove my ugly carpet myself. Next I'm going to install something other than carpet myself. Videos like yours has saved me so much money. Thank you=)
Roofing shovel works really good for the tack stripe and padding staples
Thaaaaaaaaank you!!!! This is why I love CZcams!!!
Thanks for the idea!!
Great idea- thanks!
Thank you! That is amazing!
God bless you sir! My knees and legs thank you very much!
Oh man I’m gonna go try this right now. I know you posted this a long time ago but super helpful - thank ya sir!
I was drinkin my coffee tryin to find ways to easily remove tack strips for my shop, came across your video, went down there in my dang slippers and had the whole perimeter de-tacked in 5 minutes. Worked awesome and barely broke a sweat! Thanks again!
Awesome! I thought that before I watched your channel. I painted a house in 1998 in New Zealand and they asked me how to remove floor tiles. Didn’t know so I said spades
I'm about to work on a room removing carpet tack strips. This is genius.
I am so happy that I googled this , Thanks !
Always good to have a sharp spade handy. Also superior in self defense situations!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
great video. thanks for the tip
wow thanks doing a project tomorrow you rock
Great tips - thanks!
I like that! Whatever makes the job easier!
Thank you. That is really good idea. ❤😊
This is why I'm subscribed to you.
Thanks Shannon- we’ve removed the carpet the other day and were search for tips on removing the nails. After scrambling around the internet for what to call the wood and nail thingies. Found your tutorial on removing these hella sharp tack strips! The shovel technique looks great- much easier in the body. Heading to buy the appropriate long handled pointed shovel and extras. Would you consider flying over to Melbourne for a small job😁 You made it look easy. Thanks again.
seems like a long flight for a quick job ! LOL.
Thanks for a great idea!
Thank you for the tip just did a whole bedroom in under five minutes save my back thanks again
Muchas gracias amigo ( jefe - boss) desde Edmonton , Canadá 🇨🇦 le 👋
Thank you for saving me time and my lower back thanks you even more.
Pure awesome. Thanks!
Thanks so much you just saved me so much time this took me maybe 2-3 min
Love this!!!!! Thank you for sharing this tip!!! Our floor guys charge us extra to remove these
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tip.
Nice. Thanks. I like the easy way. Very helpful. 😃
Easiest way ever! Thank God for u
Great tip. Thanks