How to Remove Carpet Tacks From Concrete

The edges of carpet are secured to the floor by way of tack strips. Tack strips are wood strips that, as their name suggests, feature several rows of tacks that point upward. The strips are secured to the floor with nails. In the case of concrete floors, masonry nails are used to secure the strips. The challenge in removing the strips is accessing the nails heads to pry them out of the floor.

Things You'll Need

• Pry bar
• Hammer

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Position a pry bar against the edge of the tack strip and just to one side of one of the tack strip nails.

   • 2

     Drive the pry bar underneath the tack strip with a hammer.

   • 3

     Lift the tack strip with the pry bar to break the tack strip away from the nail.

   • 4

     Break the tack strip on the opposite side of the nail using the same method to expose the nail head.

   • 5

     Pry the nail out of the floor with the pry bar.