If you decide to make the switch to decorative concrete floors be advised that the job can be a big undertaking.
Can i pull up carpet and stain concrete.
Heres the deal its in the master bedroom berber and would meet tile in the bathroom and hardwood to door exit.
The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.
Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers.
Remove the 3 foot wide carpet sections from the tack strips by shaking the carpet in a back and forth motion while pulling it up from the surface of the floor.
So i asked a contractor about staining the concrete floor and he said you really can t do it if carpet is down with a pre exisiting concrete floor due to cracks and unlevel concrete.
To get the job done and silence the squealer we figured that if we researched staining pre carpeted concrete floors on the web we could pull up the berber carpet and stain our dining room bedroom hallways and living room by ourselves for about 500.
If you ever wanted to replace your carpet with stained concrete you should watch this first.
It s a sound theory but should only be executed by a professiona.
I pulled up a section of the worst and the concrete is clean and dry.
Many cement based overlays can be placed over vinyl flooring tile or wood if the surface is prepared properly.
The carpet is ruined from pets and to have it replaced with hardwood is so expensive.