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Removing carpet from stairs and painting them.
I had the carpet off the top 3 stairs when he got home from a birthday party with my son.
A new coat of paint on the stairs will immediately spruce up the stairwell and add pleasure and.
I procrastinated because i didn t know what i wanted and also because i was waiting for a good time to move on to the next step which included being able to open the windows for.
It took a few weeks to decide whether to re stain them or just paint the stairs.
Here is my progress so far.
When i last wrote i shared how we removed the carpet from the stairs and prepped for staining the stairs.
Removing carpet from stairs and painting them.
Still have a lot of the finish work to do i e install moulding board and batten and paint.
A long time ago i shared how we ripped the carpet off of our stairs click here to see and then they sat there in a raw wooden state with only primed risers.
I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip.
Damp rags and a vacuum.
Hello for the question around finishing carpet at the top of the stairs they mentioned in their how to and showed a photo of how they left the carpet at the top of the stairs the last step folded down on the riser and used a sharp blade to cut the carpet on the top riser.
Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.
Unseasonably warm weather convinced me to try re staining them and i m super happy with how they re looking.
So i figured if i started it hubby would help me finish when he got home.
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.
It appears they left a two inch overhang of carpet on the top.
Otherwise you ll be painting gunk into your final product.
It s critical to remove all detritus and sawdust kicked up by your sanding efforts.
Here are some before shots.
Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.
First step remove the nasty carpet.
I knew that the bulk of this project had to be done in one day because we have to be able to use the stairs.
Today i want to address my progress with our stairs.
Earlier last week i decided to rip the carpet off of my stairs and paint them.
I stained them but wasn t happy with them.
Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.
Removing carpet from stairs can be easily tackled in a day or over the weekend without hiring a professional.
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.
A shop vac is highly recommended but you can get by with a regular vacuum.
