Removing Carpet From Hardwood Stairs

Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too.

Removing carpet from hardwood stairs.

Tear out the padding under the carpet. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping on them. 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. 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.

Step 2 put on heavy utility gloves and grasp the loose bottom of the carpeting. Removing the carpet tacks and staples. Why remove the carpet from stairs. Our were on the treads and the risers.

After cutting a strip of carpet the width of the stairs you start at the bottom and work upward. Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. Position the nose of the pliers under the bottom edge of the carpeting and clamp the pliers shut on the bottom edge. I ve had my eye on removing the carpet from the stairs for some time.

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. Step 1 get started the hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting. The stairs are the heart of our home. Waterfall is considered to be the faster method of installing carpet on stairs and uses only one strip of carpeting.

The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise. As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise. Here was my situation. 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.

Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. Pull up until the bottom stair s carpeting is pulled up.

8 for a 2 pack of crow bars. Now that that s over with more detail. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.