I have pulled up the carpet to expose the padding and tack strip. I need to remove the tack strip so that the floor can be refinished. How do I remove it without damaging the wood floor planks?

Sometimes it is glued into place, and it may require further leverage by using pliers or a similar tool. 7. Remove tack strips If you are removing carpet and replacing it with some other type of ...

Hammer in the new tack strip, keeping a space between the strip and the wall equal to the thickness of the carpet. Because your closet is probably a small area, you can use a tool called a knee ...