Taking Carpet Off Stairs And Painting

Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made.

Taking carpet off stairs and painting.

Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife. Earlier last week i decided to rip the carpet off of my stairs and paint them.

In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off. Paint the stair risers. Use pliers to yank. Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing.

I know it s really bad. Still have a lot of the finish work to do i e install moulding board and batten and paint. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. Instructions remove the carpet from the stairs.

Removing the carpet tacks and staples. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls. Like this gaping hole. Stain the wood treads.

Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. 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. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. After much internal debate i couldn t take it anymore and started ripping up the carpet on our stairs.

Pull the carpeting off the stairs starting at the top of the stairwell. Step 1 remove the nasty carpet from the 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. You may need to cut portions of the carpeting away with a utility knife to loosen the first few strips.

Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. So bad that i started to question my sanity. Tear out the padding. 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. 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. I give up on the little bit of paint that i couldn t get off on the sides. Our were on the treads and the risers.

Will keep you posted. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping.