Taking Carpet Off Stairs And Staining

This is the first look of the stain with no rubbing or smudging off.

Taking carpet off stairs and staining.

Use the flathead screwdriver or painter s tool long nose pliers and hammer. Vinegar is one of the best cleaning powerhouses you can have in your home. I had no idea what i would find under the carpet. Never scrub the carpet or you risk ruining the carpet fibers or letting the spill soak through to the carpet pad.

Next blot the area dry with a clean dry cloth or paper towel. Step 1 get started. I have pinned so many pages on pinterest with what i wanted to do. I gave the stairs a second coat of stain.

It takes stain at least 6 hours to dry to the touch which means we couldn t come down until the next morning. Removing the carpet tacks and staples. 7 stain removing household heroes. Rinse thoroughly with clean hot water.

Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. But i had pulled a little bit back on the top step and saw that there was at least an overhang on the treads. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping. Not perfect wood but okay to paint.

After everything is removed clean up the stairs with a shop vac. Now give the rug a healthy sprinkle of. Because i have a child with asthma as well as a dog who thinks he needs to taste anything he can find on the floor i broke it up and completed a stair at a time rolling the carpet up as i went. That carpet is coming off those stairs.

The hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting. It can do everything from removing soap scum to cleaning. Removing the carpet went a lot faster than i had anticipated and was able to get it done in 2 evenings. Paint the treads black and the risers white.

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 a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. To rid your carpet of foul smells first blot any strongly affected spots with a damp cloth. 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.

Simply blot the spot. Around 6am i came down stairs to have a first look of an almost completed stair after i removed the carpet. Dry working from the outside in. Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free.

The carpet will be stapled extensively and old staples seem designed to poke fingers or palms so proceed carefully during this step and throughout the removal process. You will probably see how dirty the stairs were under the carpet. Whoever put the carpet in on our stairs did not want it to come up there were so many staples.