Can I Remove The Carpet In My Apartment

Well i ve done it and lived to share my stories of dog urine blood stains and other unmentionable things that ll give anyone nightmares.

Can i remove the carpet in my apartment.

The challenge though was that this is a rental so i couldn t damage remove the existing carpet. If you are pulling up carpet from stairs. Carpet replacement is a hot button issue in a landlord and tenant relationship bad carpets are an eyesore and make living in the apartment unpleasant. But that s what you get when you rehab rentals.

If the landlord buys the carpet it ll be cheap crap but landlords usually have installers that they work with so they might be happy to install good carpet. Bored with the dark bland low pile carpet in my living room i decided to install a wood laminate floor to cover part of my living space. When your apartment carpet has stains or threadbare spots that make it look worn and ugly the best course of action is to communicate directly with the property owner. Begin at the top of the stairs.

A professional carpet cleaning can lift out a lot of grime that may have settled deep in the carpet and can leave your floors looking lighter fresher and all together better. Grab the cut end of carpet and pull it from the stairs using gloved hands. If not cut the carpet near the top of the top stair riser. Or since you ve got a pretty good deal offer to buy some nice quality carpet of your choosing and ask the landlord to install it.

Oftentimes carpet color can look dingy and darker due to dust dirt and regular wear and tear especially in high traffic areas. In high traffic areas the ability to wash soiled carpet tiles in the sink or replace them as needed is priceless. You can remove carpet from your house all by yourself and without breaking your back. However this will be tricky unless your apartment happens to have extra scraps or remnants of the identical carpet lying around.

Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage. Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present. How do i know this. If a section of carpet is destroyed your best bet is to patch your carpet.

Replacing carpets is costly and landlords often try to charge tenants for the expense. Rent a steam cleaner from a local hardware or grocery store and go to town addressing any obvious deep stains first by hand with a professional strength carpet cleaning solution. Yah pretty disgusting stuff. Gray remains a fan of square wood tiles that can pop into place.