Remodel Stairs Remove Carpet

60 carpet to hardwood stair remodel.

Remodel stairs remove carpet.

Steps for removing carpeting from stairs with gloved hands and using a screwdriver 5 in 1 tool or similar implement pry up a corner until you can gain a grip. Tear out the padding under the carpet. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. 3 inch putty knife to place under the pry bar when removing the tack strip to protect the stair.

Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. Expanding the bottom stair. When he installed the new bottom two stairs he also routed the front edges of the 2 12 on the top and bottom so that the nose of the stair tread had a more pleasing and looked more finished and less like a 2 12. Remove the carpet from the stairs.

Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads. The carpet will be stapled extensively and old staples seem designed to poke fingers or palms so proceed carefully during this step and throughout the removal process. Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush.

Our were on the treads and the risers. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping on them. You can also use a putty knife to remove stuck on glue if the carpet padding was glued to the stair. Plus check out our favorite featured staircases and then 25 great staircases and entries and now that you ve got stair envy here s stacy to share her carpet to wood stair remodel you might remember her 20 board and batten kitchen island stacy knows how to stretch a dollar.

After removing all the pad and tack strips the real work began. I started pulling out the gazillion staples that held down the padding and the padding from the original carpet that was installed in 1978. Removing the carpet tacks and staples. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper.

For the actual structure of the bottom stairs we reused any 2 4 s and 2 6 s that we already head. I can not believe how many staples are used for padding. Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing.