Taking Carpet Off Stairs And Painting

Instructions remove the carpet from the stairs.

Taking carpet off stairs and painting.

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. Pull the carpeting off the stairs starting at the top of the stairwell. Use pliers to yank. Step 1 remove the nasty carpet from the stairs.

Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping. In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off.

Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.

Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. I know it s really bad. Removing the carpet tacks and staples. So bad that i started to question my sanity.

If the 2 3 coats of stain doesn t hide it i will either put up a small piece of molding or just paint the treads black. After much internal debate i couldn t take it anymore and started ripping up the carpet on our stairs. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. Will keep you posted.

Stain the wood treads. Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. You may need to cut portions of the carpeting away with a utility knife to loosen the first few strips.

But one thing i ve learned in the diy world is this fact. Earlier last week i decided to rip the carpet off of my stairs and paint them. Tear out the padding. Steps for removing carpeting from stairs with gloved hands and using a screwdriver 5 in 1 tool or similar implement pry up a corner until you can gain a grip.

Like this gaping hole. Here is my progress so far. Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. Still have a lot of the finish work to do i e install moulding board and batten and paint.

Paint the stair risers. Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing.