Replacing carpet with hardwood

If you're going to do the job, do it right and remove everything. Seriously, it WILL take more time and work, but you will like what you do a LOT better int he long run. We decided to replace the carpet in ours with FLOR carpet squares. We removed EVERYTHING bolted down on top of the carpet...sofa, dinette, cockpit chairs, bed, cabinets, etc. Everything that was on top of he carpet except the walls came out and we started from a clean slate. The edges along the walls were a little more challenging since getting the carpet from underneath the walls entailed a lot of pulling with needle-nose pliers and cutting with a box cutter. BUT, the end result made us very proud and completely satisfied with our work! Again... if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right the first time. Take your time and enjoy the process!! When you look at and say "I did that!" it's very satisfying!