How to Remove Carpet Metals

Empty the room of all furniture and take down anything hanging from the walls to avoid accidentally damaging pictures, sconces and mirrors.

Put on safety glasses and gloves. Walk to the corner furthest away from the room's entryway and grasp the carpet with your hands. Attempt to pull it up and back. If it does not come free, use pliers.

Pull the carpet back from the corner along the wall and begin to roll it up, going from one end of the room to the other to expose the padding and metal tacking along the walls. Carry the carpet out of the room to have ample working space.

Roll up the padding and remove it from the room as well.

Inspect the metal tacking to determine if it is nailed or screwed in place to the sub-floor. Place a bucket in the center of the room.

Slide the end of a pry bar under the metal tacking a pry upward, to create a starting point -- some of the nails or screws may pop out of the sub-floor. Begin to pull the nails out with a nail puller or unfasten the screws with a screw gun. Throw the nails or screws into a bucket.

Continue along the room, sliding the pry bar under the metal taking and prying up, and then pulling the nails or unfastening the screws until all nails or screws are taken out of the floor. Pull the metal tacking up once free, holding it from the bottom to keep the barbs from puncturing your gloves.