{"id":5015,"date":"2019-05-09T13:03:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T13:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/?p=5015"},"modified":"2019-05-28T13:37:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T13:37:38","slug":"carpet-removal-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/carpet-removal-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Carpet Removal Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5016\" src=\"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/carpet-removal-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/carpet-removal-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/carpet-removal-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/carpet-removal.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Once an extremely popular type of flooring, carpet needs to be consistently maintained, especially when it sees consistent foot traffic. If your carpet has seen better days and you&#8217;re itching to rip it up and replace it, DIYing the removal can save you time and money. If you&#8217;re ready to tackle the project, follow these tips to avoid any damage.<\/p>\n<h2>Tools<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Protective eye wear<\/li>\n<li>Protective gloves<\/li>\n<li>Utility knife<\/li>\n<li>Pliers<\/li>\n<li>Floor scraper<\/li>\n<li>Crowbar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tips for Removing Your Carpet<\/h2>\n<p>Once you have all of the tools you will need to remove your carpet, follow these tips to safely remove your carpet and reduce damage.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove all furniture from the room to make the process easier<\/li>\n<li>Remove all baseboards\/moldings\/baseboard heater covers that might be covering the edges of the carpet<\/li>\n<li>Start by going around the room and lifting up the edges of the carpet with your pliers and utility knife<\/li>\n<li>Once you have the edges lifted, use your crowbar to pull back the rest of the carpeting<\/li>\n<li>As you lift the carpet up, use your utility knife to cut it into smaller pieces to make removing it from the room and disposing it easier<\/li>\n<li>If you have carpet padding installed or having issues pulling up the carpet, use your floor scraper to rip up the staples<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t know how to dispose of your carpet once it&#8217;s removed from the space? Give All Day Junk a call today to schedule your appointment at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:978-682-2040\">(978) 682-2040<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once an extremely popular type of flooring, carpet needs to be consistently maintained, especially when it sees consistent foot traffic. If your carpet has seen better days and you&#8217;re itching to rip it up and replace it, DIYing the removal can save you time and money. If you&#8217;re ready to tackle the project, follow these&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/carpet-removal-tips\/\"> READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5015"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5015"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5017,"href":"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5015\/revisions\/5017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bwmsites.com\/junk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}