buy a carpet knife, cut the carpet into sections, roll up and remove.
if it is glued down you should rent an electric floor scraper from a home improvement center. costs about 50.00 to rent for a day and is well worth it.
Carpet tiles are the best kind of carpet covering for your basement floor. The main reason they are better is because they can be replaced easily in sections if water or mold becomes a problem.
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Try CLR or an OXY cleaner.
Carpet install on CONCRETECarpet in a basement assumes that it is a concrete sub floor..Either glue it down.. Very easy!!!!! go to the Depot & buy a trowel & some carpet adhesiveOrTackstrip & pad then stretch the carpet just like anywhere else.. Seams are tricky & setting the tack strip on the concrete is about as much fun as a root canal.. Think about letting a pro install carpet on a concrete floor...Look on youtube there are some good free how to install videos out there
Try to take the carpet up and hang it up somewhere, but if its "stuck" to the ground, try to suck up the water with a vacuum cleaner or find something quite absorbing.
Acetone or mineral spirit.
water and a scrub brush and maybe some cleaning spray
One or more floor of a building that are completely below the ground floor is basement. A floor of a building that is half below ground, rather than entirely such as a basement is semi basement.
If you have a wood floor that is over a crawlspace or basement, there may not be any insulation. Heat rises. Also, if you have drafty doors or windows, that may have an effect.
That musty smell could be coming from mold in the carpet and or it's padding, as basements tend to be damp. You could have the carpet cleaned professionally or clean it yourself with a good carpet cleaner. If this is unsuccessful it may be necessary to replace the carpet padding or both the carpet and it's padding.
The cost of carpet for a 800 square foot basement depends on the price of the carpet. It can cost upwards of 1.50 per square foot.
Carpet is one piece, without resorting to cutting it out you need to remove seats/centre console and anything else thats screwed or bolted through it.