Taking Carpet Off Srasirs

My method was this.

Taking carpet off srasirs.

So bad that i started to question my sanity. I know it s really bad. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls. 2 pull carpet over to the left until reaching the spindles.

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. Paint the treads black and the risers white. Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the. Finish removing fasteners and patching holes.

4 tear up padding and put in garbage bag. Remove padding and tack strips step 3. Like this gaping hole. Duct tape step 1.

In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off. Some of these came right off some came off in pieces. Stick the bar under the strip and hammer it in until you get some leverage. Once the carpet is separated from the tacks along a strip you start to get a handle on it.

I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar. It is likely that the carpet was installed in segments so this step may be unnecessary. Not perfect wood but okay to paint. That carpet is coming off those stairs.

When enough carpet is freed cut it with the utility knife. I had no idea what i would find under the carpet. To get the tack strips off the treads you ll need a large pry bar and a hammer. The carpet is held to the stairs along tack strips.

Step 3 cut where you can. Here are smart jr s pictures of me ripping off the second to last stair. I have pinned so many pages on pinterest with what i wanted to do. But one thing i ve learned in the diy world is this fact.

Begin your carpet removal project step 2. 3 cut or tear off carpet and put in garbage bag. Cut the carpet. But i had pulled a little bit back on the top step and saw that there was at least an overhang on the treads.

Work from strip to strip. Then rock the bar up and down and pry that baby off.