Removing Carpet From Hardwood Stairs

As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.

Removing carpet from hardwood stairs.

The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise. I ve had my eye on removing the carpet from the stairs for some time. Here was my situation. Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too.

Tear out the padding under the carpet. Step 1 get started the hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting. If you know what a stair runner is it s much like this a continuous strip of carpet. Waterfall is considered to be the faster method of installing carpet on stairs and uses only one strip of carpeting.

In our little house you can see the living room and the kitchen from the stairs all while yelling up them to anyone who may be in the bedrooms. 8 for a 2 pack of crow bars. Now that that s over with more detail. Position the nose of the pliers under the bottom edge of the carpeting and clamp the pliers shut on the bottom edge.

Removing the carpet tacks and staples. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Step 2 put on heavy utility gloves and grasp the loose bottom of the carpeting. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.

The stairs are the heart of our home. 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. Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. 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.

Why remove the carpet from stairs. Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. Our were on the treads and the risers. Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free.

Remove the staples after that. After cutting a strip of carpet the width of the stairs you start at the bottom and work upward. 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.