Removing Carpet From Hardwood Stairs

Step 2 put on heavy utility gloves and grasp the loose bottom of the carpeting.

Removing carpet from hardwood stairs.

Step 1 get started the hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting. The stairs are the heart of our home. Remove the staples after that. Pull up until the bottom stair s carpeting is pulled up.

Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. Here was my situation. If both the treads and the risers are carpeted you may be able to slide the blade of a utility knife along an edge without scratching the wood. I ve had my eye on removing the carpet from the stairs for some time.

Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too. Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. Tear out the padding under the carpet. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping on them.

Now that that s over with more detail. Why remove the carpet from stairs. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Position the nose of the pliers under the bottom edge of the carpeting and clamp the pliers shut on the bottom edge.

Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free. The previous owner had installed tile near the doorway entry bottom of the stairs and 3 4 thick hardwood in the passageway at the top of the stairs. The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise. As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.

Pulled up carpet and padding using gloves i used a pair of gardening gloves cutting the carpet with a box cutter every 3rd step to make removal manageable. Our were on the treads and the risers. Removing the carpet tacks and staples. This mama got bored last weekend and decided it was time to tackle a project that has been on my wish list to do list for a long long time.

Waterfall is considered to be the faster method of installing carpet on stairs and uses only one strip of carpeting. If you know what a stair runner is it s much like this a continuous strip of carpet. 8 for a 2 pack of crow bars.