Why remove the carpet from stairs.
Removing carpet from stairs and painting plywood.
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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.
One year ago i ripped up all of the beige carpet on my stairs.
Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.
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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.
The stairs are the heart of our home.
Now while this project still endured a total diy theme the.
Paint the surface of the plywood stairs both the tread and the riser with a coat of all in one paint and primer.
Spring fever has been hitting me hard lately.
I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip.
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.
It has taken a lot of patience and planning.
Now that that s over with more detail.
I repaired the treads removed.
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36 x 10 1 2 unfinished oak interior stair tread and 42 x 10 1 2 unfinished oak interior stair tread are the two sizes the kits come in so we ordered seven of the 36 inch and six of the 42 inch after measuring both sets of stairs and determining the crazy size differences.
I removed all of the padding tack strips nails and staples.
Removing carpet from stairs can be easily tackled in a day or over the weekend without hiring a professional.
A time eventually comes when another cleaning won t salvage the carpet and you have to take it up.
How to pull up carpet and paint the plywood floor.
It appears they left a two inch overhang of carpet on the top.
Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.
I ve had my eye on removing the carpet from the stairs for some time.