How do I remove wall to wall carpeting?
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So our poor little Poppy was sprayed by a skunk and it stinks, literarly! We need to take up the wall to wall carpeting in our sunroom. Any tips on removing carpeting? Thanks!
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Poor baby! Now poor folks! Sun room carpet was probably glued down. Slice it into manageable size squares and just go at it. You will need a flat edge shovel or one of the kind made to remove carpet/tile. Make sure you get the odor out of the sub floor. I have heard that tomato juice will do it. If there is glue on the floor, it can be scraped up. We used a large wire brush on a drill to beat it off the floor one time. It is quite a task! I would then put down those carpet squares because they can be taken out and washed or replaced!
Jeanette S
on Mar 27, 2014
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My hubby is an carpenter does this all the time if its glued you need a tool that is a claw tool has an raged edge you pull one area up then scrape , one other thing , is there is a michine that is called an Ionizer you plug it in the room close it off the smell will be gone in 24 hrs they carry them at most home stores if that cant work for you call an home Restoration comp they use them in home for fire an soot smells :-) good luck and if non of that works Call a real Carpenter they can do it .
Gayla Jones
on Mar 27, 2014
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If you have not tackled it yet, take a screw driver, pry bar, or other tool to reach into the corner and pull it out. Your carpet may not be glued down and may have carpet strips which makes taking this up a breeze. Just be careful when pull up the carpet near the edges so you do not catch the small sharp nails holding down the carpet. Another option would be to take your box cutter/utility knife and cut the carpet in the middle and lift it up and see if it is glued-if it does not stick then you will have it out in minutes. If it is glued the best tool is a Dremel or other brand multi tool which has attachments for just about any job in house and it even has a scraper which works great! Good luck!
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Mar 27, 2014
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your welcome
Gayla Jones
on Mar 27, 2014
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Where we live, there is a place we can rent tools we'll only use once. That may include an ionizer. It's worth looking into in your area I would think. You can also borrow tos at places like Auto Zone, but I'm not sure if they'd have what you need. Good luck!
Lisa
on Mar 27, 2014
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your dog is the spitting image of my dog.Does his tail curve up? Do you know the breed? I got mine from a rescue
Regina
on Mar 27, 2014
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I'm trying to send you a picture of my dog
Regina
on Mar 27, 2014
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This is another.but mine smells better than yours I bet (:
Regina
on Mar 27, 2014
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OPEN THE WIDOWS :)
Jackie Prim
on Mar 27, 2014
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LOL good luck with your project. All I could think off was open the window's We had a farm back in the day and 2 Irish setters .
Jackie Prim
on Mar 27, 2014
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Did they try to make friends with skunks too?
Finding Silver Pennies
on Mar 27, 2014
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Hi: yes,most of his coat is flat and thick..all black and his tail goes up like a fan too
Regina
on Mar 27, 2014
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We did it! The rug and pad is up. It wasn't glued. Thank you everyone for your help! x
Finding Silver Pennies
on Mar 27, 2014
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@I see you got the carpet up. Yea. I have an awesome remedy for the stinky dog. My Major (on the right in my profile pic) is too nosy for his own good. He has been skunked four times. We found this remedy that works wonders. Here's the odor-blasting formula: Take 1 quart of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup of baking soda and 1 teaspoon of liquid hand soap. Mix and immediately apply to the stinky pet. Then rinse thoroughly with tap water. For a big dog, such as a Labrador, you may need to double the recipe to improve coverage. Common sense dictates keeping the mix out of sensitive areas like the eyes and ears. Also, don't allow your dog to ingest the mixture, because hydrogen peroxide can cause vomiting.Obviously, no one wants to take the time to run to the store when you have a stinky dog, so buy the ingredients now and keep them on hand if you are likely to have a skunked dog situation! But remember — don't mix them until seconds before application.
Julie B
on Mar 28, 2014
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I didn't try to salvage any of my carpet. So I used a box cutter/carpet cutter and took it up one strip at a time. It's much more manageable that way, esp if you're doing it alone. I put them in trash bags and set them by the curb. There might be a more eco-friendly way to dispose of it though.
Dflawson
on Mar 29, 2014
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Dflawson, that's how I did it too. It made it easier to roll them up into manageable pieces that I could tie a rope around, and haul out to the road for the trash collector to pick up. Being a single woman, and not young anymore, that was the main thing I needed. Workable pieces :)
Judi Parmer Todd
on Mar 29, 2014
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Here's how the floor looks out there now. I'm going to sand and I think do a pickling effect because the room is unheated.
Finding Silver Pennies
on Mar 30, 2014
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Yay! But poor puppy. The upside is that it's a stinky mistake they usually don't repeat.
Dflawson
on Mar 30, 2014
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Glad all worked out fine! What do you mean by "pickling effect"? And talk about your optical illusion- the size of the room looks smaller without the carpet. Course it could just be the angle of the camera.
Lisa
on Mar 31, 2014
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To answer the carpet removal problem, start at a corner and pull the rug up from the tacking, then cut the carpet from the back side which makes it easier to cut and cut in small pieces, wrap them and tape them to throw out in your next bulk pick up. I hope this helps. I did this and it was easy
L Brando
on Jul 31, 2014
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You might like to try making yourself a new accent rug too. Use a canvas painters tarp - draw/paint a design to match your room.
Jody51
on Aug 01, 2014
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I'd recommend mopping to get all the extra dust up, then mop it with a mixture of vinegar and water and let that dry before sealing the floor. We pulled up carpet in our living, dining rooms and hallway and did that before finishing the floor. Glad it came up so easy for you. Ours had been glued down and we like to never got all the glue off the floor.
Dona Fellows
on Aug 24, 2014
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Do you have any Ocean State Job Lot stores in Scituate? They have some fairly reasonable outdoor throw rugs reasonable....we just bought one for our deck.
Cindy Haskell
on Aug 25, 2014
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also, wash your dog in straight vinegar...that seems to cut the smell...you can buy a gallon of it pretty cheap!
Cindy Haskell
on Aug 25, 2014
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we have a dogs that have been sprayed several times. this is a wonderful spray mixture for that problem. we use it on the dog then spray the carpets. also spray it on your clothes after you get done spraying everything else to get the smell out of them. Combine 1/4 cup of baking soda with 2 teaspoons of a dish washing product (such as Dawn) along with 2 pints of hydrogen peroxide in a empty 2 litre pop bottle or a spray bottle. If you have a very large dog, simply double the amounts of these three ingredients. spray the dog let set on dog for several minutes. 4 up to 10 minutes if the dog got sprayed alot. then bathe the dog with dawn and water bath., next day it may need repeating if the smell is still to strong for you. i noticed that you already pulled up the carpet in the offending area but keep this in mind for next time or another room if it happens again. we have alo sprayed this on tile floors and then wiped up.
Sparkles
on Oct 21, 2014
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Cut THE carperting info long small steps with an Stanley KNUF. Than YOU can make Rolls wich are easy to throw away! Good Luck
Joyce
on Jan 24, 2015
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Steps = Strips , info = into KNUF= knife ! THE IPad makes her OWN version!!!! Hi,hi😀
Joyce
on Jan 24, 2015
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IF you live where pets or even your car and house might come into contact with skunk or other weird organic odors--babies; litter boxes; mold; whatever the dog rolled in THIS time---get yourself some ODOR MUTE. This is a powdered enzyme cleaner that you mix as needed and use wet then let dry. Works great on the dog; most surfaces inc wood carpet lino vinyl and towels or other fabric. The important thing is to LET IT DRY --you can use a fan but NO heat or dryer. I buy it on AMAZON and it comes in a few sizes but the 1 pound is the cheapest. This should last you a while--I stash it in a tight jar with the instructions. I have been using this for wild animal re-hab and country life for over 30 YEARS now---have saved many a carpet or other item with it and use it for cages etc--AND that annoying skunk that lives under our shed! I took away our dogs' "Dog Cards" as LAST time they let the thing sniff THEM--and then stuck around to get sprayed.
Comet
on Jun 26, 2015
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IF this happens again, go to citrusmagic.com and order a gallon of the "Pet Stain and Odor Remover". It is amazing. This product really does work just spraying it on the dog and the carpet. I promise. All the enzyme ones were too complicated for me and when I did do what they said, it didn't work nearly as well as the Pet Odor Eliminator. They just put stain remover on the label, too. I didn't know it did that. My pet odor and end of life caregiving odors have not been an issue since I found this product. AND it's not expensive nor is it a multi-level sales company. Just click and shop. I buy the gallon because I'm using it for big dogs and also in the laundry. Two or three sprays in the washer is all it takes and I LOVE the fact that we spray it directly on the dogs! Totally safe!
Meem Kaplan
on Dec 21, 2015
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Just RIP it up 😂
Wes11490316
on Oct 23, 2016
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