Removing Carpet From Basement Stairs

Hi friends i am back with a colossal project which is going to take weeks to complete.

Removing carpet from basement stairs.

If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place. Transforming your stairs from carpet to wood treads will be a project to be proud of and you ll be so glad you did. This adhesive is often foam like and although you use the same procedures to get it off it s a little more difficult to remove than a spreadable adhesive.

Find the answer to your problems here with this tutorial from tracie at cleverly inspired. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. And carpet on stairs gets so many stains and wears out so quickly. Every 3 stairs i used a box cutter to cut the carpet from side to side.

Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs. I am entirely redesigning the staircase leading to my master bedroom. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. You may also come across adhesive from self sticking carpets.

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. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip. Removing carpet from stairs can be easily tackled in a day or over the weekend without hiring a professional. Stairs are often located at the entryway to your home so removing old carpet and adding a fresh style can make a lasting impact and serve as a welcome greeting to all.

To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. 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. Carpet glue is an incredibly strong adhesive designed to fix rolls of carpet to concrete floors. 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.

This was a simple system that worked great and will also be how i handle it when dealing with the basement stairs too. Thankfully a number of simple techniques exist to help you clean floors with ease. Sure new carpet would be great but wow it s not cheap.