Remove Carpet In Stairs

Spring fever has been hitting me hard lately.

Remove carpet in stairs.

Carpet to wood stairs. Follow these steps to remove old carpeting from stairs. Stair stairway makeover remodel. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety.

If you have the right tools it ll make the job a lot easier. Removing carpet from stairs can be easily tackled in a day or over the weekend without hiring a professional. How to remove carpet from stairs first before i get to the step by steps for you this project needs the right tools. The hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting.

The staple remover that i used was bought for stripping upholstery but it made the job so much easier. I want to do stuff make stuff clean stuff. Work from side to side. It has taken a lot of patience and planning.

Step 1 get started. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. 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. As tempting as it may be to just grab a loose corner of carpet and start pulling preparing ahead of time and following a proper sequence.

Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife. Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free. 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. If both the treads and the risers are carpeted you may be able to slide the blade of a utility knife along an edge without scratching the wood.

Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. But under the carpet was raw jagged uneven wood. The carpeted stairs had to go.