Taking Carpet Off Hardwood Stairs

Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler.

Taking carpet off hardwood stairs.

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. Pulled up carpet and padding using gloves i used a pair of gardening gloves cutting the carpet with a box cutter. Best diy project ever. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.

Stain staircase and banister. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. This is our stairs before. The staple remover that i used was bought for stripping upholstery but it made the job so much easier.

We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. Remove the carpet from the stairs. If you can remove any obstacles on your carpet if needed. Work in sections about two steps at a time so you are not left pulling on a huge mound of carpet.

We loved our remodeled painted and stained wood staircase in our last house see the reveal here and check out all the steps here. Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the staples holding it in place from underneath green arrow below. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads.

Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too. Our guest today has a lovely hardwood stair remodel to share with us. Once the carpet is removed you might be thinking wow what have i gotten myself into. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.

Something about the beauty of a nicely stained and painted staircase or the satisfaction of ripping the carpet off the stairs. Remove carpet from stairs. Apply leverage with the angled tip to pop the staples out. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls.

You will do lots of pulling and slicing to get the carpet off.