You finally ripped out that disgusting carpet from your basement in Millwoods. Stained, smelled like mildew, probably 20 years old. Now you got rolls of old carpet sitting in your driveway and you have no idea what to do with it. The city won’t take it in your garbage bin, it won’t fit in your car, and it’s heavier than you thought. This is where carpet removal Edmonton services come in.
Last week we hauled away carpet from an entire house in Terwillegar. Family renovated and pulled up carpet from all three bedrooms, hallway, stairs, and living room. Had it piled in their garage in huge rolls and loose pieces. Took up so much space they couldn’t park anymore. We loaded it all in 45 minutes and they got their garage back.
Old carpet is bulky, heavy when rolled up, and covered in dust and dirt you don’t want in your vehicle. Most people pull it up themselves during renovations but then get stuck with disposal. That’s exactly what we handle every single day.
Carpet seems light when it’s on the floor, but roll it up and suddenly it weighs a ton. A single room’s worth of carpet can weigh 50-100 pounds once rolled. Whole house worth of carpet? You’re looking at several hundred pounds of material.
The underpad makes it even heavier and more awkward. That foam or rubber padding underneath gets compressed and gross over years. When you pull it up, it crumbles and makes a mess. Rolling it separately from the carpet doubles the volume of stuff you gotta haul.
Carpet rolls don’t fit in regular cars. Even if you fold it or cut it up, you need a truck or trailer. And then you gotta drive to the dump, pay disposal fees, unload it yourself. Most people do this once and decide never again.
Dust is a huge issue with old carpet. Years of dirt, dust mites, pet dander, whatever got ground into the fibers – it all becomes airborne when you’re moving it. People with allergies have a terrible time handling old carpet removal themselves.
One customer in Riverbend pulled up carpet from his basement, cut it into sections, and tried stuffing it in his SUV. Got dust and dirt all over his interior, carpet still didn’t all fit, and he spent three hours cleaning his vehicle afterwards. Called us to get the rest and wished he’d called us first.
Carpet disposal Edmonton jobs usually include the underpad too. That’s the foam, rubber, or felt padding underneath the carpet. We take it all – carpet and underpad together, no extra charge for both materials.
Carpet tack strips are another thing. Those wooden strips with sharp tacks around the edges of rooms – some people pull them up during renovation, some leave them. If you removed them and want them gone, we’ll take those too.
Stairs carpet is common. Pulling carpet off stairs is a pain because of all the angles and staples. Once it’s off, you got long awkward strips of carpet that are hard to handle. We’ve hauled stair carpet from houses all over Edmonton – Bonnie Doon, Windermere, Summerside, everywhere.
Sometimes there’s multiple layers. Old houses in Queen Alexandra and Strathcona sometimes have three layers of flooring – carpet on top, old linoleum underneath, maybe even older carpet or tile under that. When people renovate down to the subfloor, there’s tons of old flooring material to remove.
Area rugs and runners come up too. Not installed carpet, just loose rugs people don’t want anymore. Big area rugs from living rooms, hallway runners, bathroom mats – we take it all if you’re doing a full cleanout.
Renovation projects generate most of our carpet removal calls. You’re updating your house, first step is pulling up old carpet. Now you got construction mess plus piles of old carpet and underpad taking up space.
Basements are huge for this. Every older Edmonton home has carpet in the basement, and alot of it is gross. Water damage, mold, stains from spills or pets – basement carpet takes a beating. When people finish or refinish basements, that carpet is first to go.
We’ve done carpet haul away Edmonton for basement renovations in Heritage Valley, Ellerslie, Castle Downs, Clareview – every area of the city. Basement carpet is usually the worst condition because it’s been down there for 20+ years getting damp and musty.
Bedroom renovations mean pulling up carpet and going to hardwood or laminate. Three bedrooms worth of carpet plus hallway plus closets adds up to alot of material. We’ve helped with whole-house flooring renovations where every room had carpet coming out.
Staircase renovations are popular too. People want hardwood stairs instead of carpet. Pulling carpet off stairs reveals wood underneath that can be refinished. We haul away all the old stair carpet and underpad so contractors can get to work.
Property managers call us constantly for carpet removal. Tenant moves out, carpet is trashed, needs to be replaced before the next renter moves in. We coordinate with flooring contractors – they pull it up, we haul it away same day.
Rental properties go through carpet faster than owner-occupied homes. More wear and tear, less care taken, higher turnover. Landlords with multiple properties keep us busy replacing carpet in units around Edmonton.
Sometimes tenants damage carpet beyond repair – burns, huge stains, pet damage, whatever. Insurance might cover new carpet but someone still needs to remove the old stuff. That’s where we come in.
We’ve cleared carpet from rental houses in Alberta Avenue, Mill Woods, Eastwood, downtown apartments, student housing near UofA – anywhere there’s rental properties, we’ve probably hauled carpet from there.
Whole building renovations happen too. Apartment building upgrading all units from carpet to vinyl plank flooring. That’s dozens of units worth of old carpet removal. We handle volume jobs like that with multiple trucks and crews.
Offices, stores, hotels, clinics – commercial carpet removal is different than residential. Commercial carpet is usually glued down instead of just stretched and tacked. Makes it harder to pull up and creates more waste.
We’ve cleared carpet from offices downtown, retail spaces in West Edmonton Mall area, medical clinics in Sherwood Park. When businesses renovate or close down, the carpet usually needs to go.
Hotels cycle through carpet regularly. High traffic areas wear out fast. We’ve done carpet removal from hotels around Edmonton when they’re renovating floors or common areas.
Commercial carpet is heavier duty than residential, which means it weighs more. An office floor’s worth of commercial carpet can be seriously heavy. We bring extra crew and equipment for commercial jobs.
Carpet tiles are common in commercial spaces. Those square carpet pieces that click together. When removed, you got hundreds or thousands of individual tiles to haul away. We’ve done carpet tile removal from entire office buildings.
You can’t put carpet in your regular garbage bin – way too big and the city won’t take it. Some eco-stations accept carpet but there’s limits on how much, and you gotta haul it there yourself during their hours.
Most old carpet ends up in the landfill honestly. It’s not really recyclable in most cases. Some newer carpets have recycling programs but the old stuff from 20 years ago? That’s going to the dump.
For Edmonton carpet removal services, we handle all the disposal. We know which facilities take carpet, we pay the dump fees, we do all the loading and unloading. You never touch it after we pick it up.
Volume matters at disposal facilities. You can’t just show up with a truckload of carpet without knowing what you’re doing. We’ve got accounts with disposal sites and we know the rules and fees.
Carpet removal Edmonton pricing depends on volume mostly. Single room worth of carpet might be $100-150. Whole house worth could be $400-600. We quote based on how much material there is and where you’re located.
Carpet that’s already pulled up and rolled is cheaper to remove than carpet still installed. We’re junk removal, not flooring contractors. If you need us to actually pull up the carpet first, that costs extra for the labor involved.
Stairs carpet costs a bit more per volume because it’s more awkward to handle. Long strips with weird angles, harder to roll tight, takes more space in the truck.
Commercial carpet removal gets quoted separately. Usually more material, heavier carpet, tighter timelines. We do site visits for commercial jobs to give accurate quotes.
Multiple properties or volume discounts available for landlords and property managers. If you’re doing carpet removal from three rental houses, we’ll give you better pricing than three separate one-off jobs.
Flooring contractor pulled up your carpet today and won’t haul it away – just left it in a pile for you to deal with. We offer same-day carpet removal Edmonton for situations exactly like this.
Call or text before noon and we can usually get to you same afternoon. Small extra charge for same-day service but when you got a pile of carpet in your living room and contractors coming tomorrow to install new flooring, it’s worth every penny.
Renovation timeline emergencies happen. Inspector coming, buyer walkthrough scheduled, whatever – you need that old carpet gone NOW. We prioritize urgent jobs and make it happen when people are stressed.
Property managers dealing with tenant turnover need fast service. Unit needs to be ready for new tenants in 48 hours, old carpet has to go immediately. We’ve saved alot of landlords from losing rent by getting carpet removed quick.
Flooded basements mean ruined carpet. Water sits in carpet and underpad, grows mold, smells terrible. This stuff needs out fast before mold spreads. We’ve done emergency carpet removal from flooded basements all over Edmonton.
Spring flooding and summer storms cause alot of basement flooding here. Sump pumps fail, window wells overflow, sewer backups – whatever the cause, wet carpet has to go. Insurance usually covers new carpet but you gotta remove the damaged stuff first.
We’ve pulled saturated carpet from basements in Millwoods, Clareview, Bonnie Doon after flooding. Wet carpet weighs way more than dry carpet. A room that would normally be 75 pounds of carpet can be 150+ pounds when soaked.
Mold concerns mean you want water-damaged carpet out quick. The longer it sits, the worse the mold gets. We do emergency water damage carpet removal, usually same-day or next-day service.
Pet stains and odors ruin carpet. You can clean and clean but sometimes the smell never fully goes away, especially if it soaked through to the underpad and subfloor. Eventually you just gotta replace it.
We’ve hauled pet-damaged carpet from houses all over Edmonton. Multiple dogs, cats spraying, accidents that weren’t cleaned right away – it all adds up over years. Some carpet is so bad from pet damage you can smell it from outside the house.
Landlords deal with this constantly. Tenant had unauthorized pets or didn’t clean up after them properly. Now the carpet is destroyed and has to be replaced. We’ve seen some really bad pet damage situations in rental properties.
The underpad usually needs to go too with pet damage. Urine soaks through carpet into padding, and that’s where the smell really lives. Both layers have to be removed to actually solve the problem.
Pull up the carpet before we arrive if possible. We can do it but it costs extra because we’re haulers, not flooring guys. Most people or their contractors already have carpet pulled up when we get there.
Roll or fold the carpet to make it easier to handle. Doesn’t have to be perfect, just contained somewhat. Loose carpet all over the place takes longer to gather and load.
Clear a path from the carpet to outside. We’ll be carrying heavy rolls through your house. Moving furniture or boxes out of the way first makes the job faster.
Let us know if there’s alot of staples or tack strips still attached. Sometimes carpet has tons of staples stuck in it from installation. Doesn’t change our pricing but helps us know what to expect.
Tell us if it’s water damaged or moldy. We still take it but it’s good to know upfront for safety and handling purposes.
All of Edmonton and surrounding areas. Sherwood Park, St. Albert, Spruce Grove, Leduc, Fort Saskatchewan – if you’re within 45 minutes of downtown, we’ll haul your old carpet.
Common neighborhoods we work in weekly: Millwoods, Terwillegar, Riverbend, Windermere, Summerside, Ellerslie, Heritage Valley, Bonnie Doon, Clareview, Manning, Castle Downs, Queen Alexandra, Strathcona, Garneau, Laurier Heights, and dozens more.
We’ve probably already done carpet removal on your street. We’re out every day hauling old carpet from renovations, water damage situations, rental turnovers, and whole house updates.
Homes, apartments, condos, offices, retail spaces, hotels, clinics – we do carpet haul away for any type of property. Residential carpet removal is our bread and butter, but we handle commercial jobs regularly too.
Apartment buildings, condo complexes, office towers downtown – we’ve got experience with larger commercial jobs that require coordination and volume handling.
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