Taking Carpet Off Stairs And Painting

Pull the carpeting off the stairs starting at the top of the stairwell.

Taking carpet off stairs and painting.

Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping. Instructions remove the carpet from the stairs.

In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads. You may need to cut portions of the carpeting away with a utility knife to loosen the first few strips. Will keep you posted.

Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife. So bad that i started to question my sanity.

After much internal debate i couldn t take it anymore and started ripping up the carpet on our stairs. Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. Our were on the treads and the risers. Earlier last week i decided to rip the carpet off of my stairs and paint them.

Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Like this gaping hole. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. Removing the carpet tacks and staples.

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. Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made. Stain the wood treads. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety.

I know it s really bad. Use pliers to yank. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls. But one thing i ve learned in the diy world is this fact.

I give up on the little bit of paint that i couldn t get off on the sides. Still have a lot of the finish work to do i e install moulding board and batten and paint. If the 2 3 coats of stain doesn t hide it i will either put up a small piece of molding or just paint the treads black. Tear out the padding.

Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. Here is my progress so far.