Taking Out Carpet On Stairs

Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.

Taking out carpet on stairs.

To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. Installing carpet on stairs can be tricky and time consuming but it can be accomplished even by novices with some understanding and patience. And then my son joined as well. If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it.

Functional builder grade stairs stairs that exist only to move people from point a to point b with zero concern for aesthetics can be improved with carpeting it is difficult to fix unattractive stairs because they do not lend themselves to painting carpet works wonders on stairs like this. Carpeted stairs consist of a carpet pad nosing tack strips tread riser and carpet. I sanded these bad boys 3 different times. Once after removing the carpet once after doing the citristrip and a final one for good measure before staining.

Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place. Every evening i had to take a shower to get it out of my hair and ears. It is amazing the amount of dust is creates.

If you re like us you inherited old carpet when you bought the house. Once you ve figured out what is beneath the carpeting you ll need to break the seam on the edges at some point along the stairs. It s important to understand the different parts that make up a carpet stair before getting to work. I find this one of the easiest way to remove carpet from stairs and at the same time remove 90 of the staples.

Wear proper safety gear such as safety goggles or glasses gloves and a face mask to avoid cuts flying debris and dust while removing the carpet. Removing carpet from stairs is pretty fun. It didn t take long for my husband to hear the siren song of the crow bar and join in. 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.

Over the weekend i got out a crowbar and a staple remover and started ripping out our carpet. Once you have selected your carpet measured and prepped your stairs you are ready to begin installing your new carpet before getting started be sure to learn the terms for the different parts of your staircase. If not cut the carpet near the top of the top riser grab the cut end and pull the carpet off the stairs by hand.