How to Replace Carpet With Acid Stains

Clear out the room, leaving nothing on the acid-stained carpet.

Put on rubber gloves and go to the corner farthest from the entryway. Grasp the corner of the old carpet using needle-nose pliers and pull up and off the tack strips.

Roll up the old carpet and carry it out of the room to dispose of it. Roll up the old padding and dispose of it as well.

Clean the subfloor using bleach, along with a mop and bucket. This will remove any odors caused by pet stains as well as neutralize the acid if it leaked through. Place fans in the room and let the subfloor air dry.

Roll out new padding in the room, inside the tack strips. Cut off any excess with a utility knife.

Measure the size of the room. Measure and cut the carpet on a driveway or in a parking lot using a straightedge and utility knife. Do not cut the carpet to the exact length and width of the room; leave a few inches on each side.

Roll up the new carpet and carry it into the room. Unroll the carpet over the subfloor and stretch it over the tack strips on three sides of the room. Leave one side off the tacking.

Stretch the carpet taut using a knee kicker to make it flat against the floor. Pull it over the tack strips on the free side and tuck it between the carpet tacking and the wall using a carpet tucker.

Cut off excess carpet along the edges using a utility knife to finish the carpet replacement.