Removing Carpet Runner From Stairs

Note that many installations will have a separate piece of carpet pad to remove for each stair.

Removing carpet runner from stairs.

Carpeted stairs consist of a carpet pad nosing tack strips tread riser and carpet. How to remove the carpet from your stairs we had builder grade runner that was showing its age our house is 11 years old with oak treads underneath. If you don t have hardwood stairs under your carpet we have a great tutorial on that process here. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip.

Inspect the stairs after the carpet is removed and the runner pad that may remain. After tackling the carpet on a few stairs we learned some things and got into a rhythm. 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. A carpet runner on wooden stairs can give you big decor impact for the amount of money and effort required.

Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. We found that the best method was to start out by slicing the carpet down the middle of the tread lengthwise with your carpet knife. You don t want to go all the way through the carpet and scratch the wood beneath so be sure. Removing carpet runners that have bar rods and floor clamps is much easier although you might need to remove adhesive as part of the process.

Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs. 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. When a runner is loose worn and dirty.

Simply unscrew the clamps at the juncture of horizontal and vertical and place the rod assembly in a safe place. Use the flat head screwdriver or pliers to remove tacks and staples holding the runner pad in place.